used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
aroused or activated
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
Carmencita's
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From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
disgustverbUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
fill with distaste
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
drunkenadjectiveUS /ˈdrʌŋkən/
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
any strong feeling
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father, too, was getting over his fright.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
frightnounUS /fraɪt/
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Her father, too, was getting over his fright.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Her father, too, was getting over his fright.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
helplessnessnounUS /ˈhelpləsnəs/
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father, too, was getting over his fright.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading A sickening horror of this hideous side of life filled him with strange protest.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
intense and profound fear
From this reading A sickening horror of this hideous side of life filled him with strange protest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
inwardadjectiveUS /ˈɪnwərd/
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
LandingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A sickening horror of this hideous side of life filled him with strange protest.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
not one, and not any
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
OrdinarilyadverbUS /ˌɔːrdəˈnerəli/
under normal conditions
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her father, too, was getting over his fright.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
poundingnounUS /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
repeated heavy blows
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading A sickening horror of this hideous side of life filled him with strange protest.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
realizationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
except for; apart from
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
sickeningadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkənɪŋ/
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading A sickening horror of this hideous side of life filled him with strange protest.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A sickening horror of this hideous side of life filled him with strange protest.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
express in speech
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A sickening horror of this hideous side of life filled him with strange protest.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A sickening horror of this hideous side of life filled him with strange protest.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Her father, too, was getting over his fright.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For a moment Van Landing walked up and down the room, hands in his pockets and heart pounding in a way of which he was ashamed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ordinarily the sight of a drunken man would have awakened little emotion save disgust, but the realization of the helplessness of the two people before him filled him with inward rage, and for some time he could not trust himself to speak.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday he had not known and had not cared that such things could be, and now-- On Carmencita's face was none of the alarm that had come into his.
