used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
(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 At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Now that Lorrimer knew she loved him she was ashamed to go back.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now that Lorrimer knew she loved him she was ashamed to go back.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
conquerverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkər/
bring under control by force or authority
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
the act of departing
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now that Lorrimer knew she loved him she was ashamed to go back.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
Ideala
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From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Now that Lorrimer knew she loved him she was ashamed to go back.
immediately past
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
Lorrimer
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From this reading Now that Lorrimer knew she loved him she was ashamed to go back.
held dear
From this reading Now that Lorrimer knew she loved him she was ashamed to go back.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/
the next day
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that Lorrimer knew she loved him she was ashamed to go back.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
reluctancenounUS /rɪˈlʌktəns/
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
reversingverbUS /rɪˈvɜːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “reverse” — change to the contrary
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
express in words
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
try to get or reach
From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that Lorrimer knew she loved him she was ashamed to go back.
shynessnounUS /ˈʃaɪnəs/
a feeling of fear of embarrassment
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that Lorrimer knew she loved him she was ashamed to go back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
unsexing
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From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
unwillinglyadverbUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋli/
in an unwilling manner
From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At all events, she fixed a day at last, and one morning she announced to us, sadly enough, that on the morrow she must say farewell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ideala lingered unwillingly, but the reason of her reluctance to go was not far to seek.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I suppose, however, that she forgot her shyness in her desire to be with him as the time went on, and the effort it cost her to conquer her fear and go to him was not so dreadful as the blank she would have been obliged to face had she stayed away.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been bad enough had he been able to come to her; but going to him was like reversing the natural order of things and unsexing herself.
