used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
(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 felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
baldadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
bowlnounUS /boʊl/
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
collar-bones
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From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading She felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
increase twofold
From this reading He scooped it up now in double handfuls.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading She felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
eminentadjectiveUS /ˈemənənt/
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
opinion or judgment
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
handfulsnounUS /ˈhændfʊlz/
plural of “handful” — a small number or amount
From this reading He scooped it up now in double handfuls.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
identitynounUS /aɪˈdentɪtiː/
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He scooped it up now in double handfuls.
lifelongadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪˈflɔːŋ/
continuing through life
From this reading She felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
no person; not anyone
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He scooped it up now in double handfuls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
pitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
prating
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From this reading She felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
scoopedverbUS /skuːpt/
past form of “scoop” — take out or up with or as if with a scoop
From this reading He scooped it up now in double handfuls.
scrubbedadjectiveUS /skrʌbd/
made clean by scrubbing
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
estrangement from god
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
slappedverbUS /slæpt/
inflected form of “slap” — hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
sousedadjective
very drunk
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
splutternoun
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
unpardonableadjective
not admitting of pardon
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He scooped it up now in double handfuls.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading He made a great splutter and soused his face in the bowl, and scrubbed the back of his neck and behind his ears and his bald spot, and slapped his eminent collar-bones with his wet hand.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading II Whatever her husband may have been thinking, he had the presence of mind to hide his eyes in the water he had poured from the pitcher.
belonging to which person
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
wickednessnounUS /ˈwɪkədnəs/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading She felt that for all her prating of duty she had committed a great wickedness lifelong.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading She wondered if this were not "the unpardonable sin," whose exact identity nobody had seemed to decide--to grow strangers with beauty and to forget grace.
