used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I fell back at once to the position of a vulgar traveler, visiting even the lands of the barbarians.
in actual fact
From this reading When she heard I was going to Germany, she actually winced with pain.
adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading She adored her country and all its mystic values and aspirations.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She adored her country and all its mystic values and aspirations.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
aspirationsnounUS /ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “aspiration” — a will to succeed
From this reading She adored her country and all its mystic values and aspirations.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I fell back at once to the position of a vulgar traveler, visiting even the lands of the barbarians.
barbariansnounUS /bɑːrˈberiənz/
plural of “barbarian” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading I fell back at once to the position of a vulgar traveler, visiting even the lands of the barbarians.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading She could scarcely believe it.
betraysverbUS /bɪˈtreɪz/
third-person singular of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
clutchnounUS /klʌtʃ/
the act of grasping
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could scarcely believe it.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading She adored her country and all its mystic values and aspirations.
deathlessadjective
never dying
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
divisible by two
From this reading I fell back at once to the position of a vulgar traveler, visiting even the lands of the barbarians.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I fell back at once to the position of a vulgar traveler, visiting even the lands of the barbarians.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading When she heard I was going to Germany, she actually winced with pain.
the act of departing
From this reading When she heard I was going to Germany, she actually winced with pain.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When she heard I was going to Germany, she actually winced with pain.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She adored her country and all its mystic values and aspirations.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When she heard I was going to Germany, she actually winced with pain.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She could scarcely believe it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading I fell back at once to the position of a vulgar traveler, visiting even the lands of the barbarians.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
loyaltynounUS /ˈlɔɪəlti/
the quality of being loyal
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
luminousadjectiveUS /ˈluːmənəs/
softly bright or radiant
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
mysticadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstɪk/
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading She adored her country and all its mystic values and aspirations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
on one occasion
From this reading I fell back at once to the position of a vulgar traveler, visiting even the lands of the barbarians.
and nothing more
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading When she heard I was going to Germany, she actually winced with pain.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading I fell back at once to the position of a vulgar traveler, visiting even the lands of the barbarians.
only a very short time before
From this reading She could scarcely believe it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she heard I was going to Germany, she actually winced with pain.
travelernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading I fell back at once to the position of a vulgar traveler, visiting even the lands of the barbarians.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
valuesnounUS /ˈvæljuːz/
beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)
From this reading She adored her country and all its mystic values and aspirations.
vervenounUS /vɜːrv/
an energetic style
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading I fell back at once to the position of a vulgar traveler, visiting even the lands of the barbarians.
vulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading I fell back at once to the position of a vulgar traveler, visiting even the lands of the barbarians.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
at the time that
From this reading When she heard I was going to Germany, she actually winced with pain.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
wincedverbUS /wɪnst/
past form of “wince” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading When she heard I was going to Germany, she actually winced with pain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She was of that young France with its luminous understanding, its personal verve, its light of expression, its way of feeling its ideas and thinking its emotions, its deathless loyalty which betrays only at the clutch of some deeper loyalty.
