used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
(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 "Mother," she cried as a full realization of all that had taken place rushed over her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My father is gone, and he hath cursed me!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading And she burst into a flood of tears.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Mother," she cried as a full realization of all that had taken place rushed over her.
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading My father is gone, and he hath cursed me!"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father is gone, and he hath cursed me!"
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading And she burst into a flood of tears.
Francis
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From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "Mother," she cried as a full realization of all that had taken place rushed over her.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "He is gone!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Mother," she cried as a full realization of all that had taken place rushed over her.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading My father is gone, and he hath cursed me!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is gone!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And she burst into a flood of tears.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is gone!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father is gone, and he hath cursed me!"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father is gone, and he hath cursed me!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mother," she cried as a full realization of all that had taken place rushed over her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Mother," she cried as a full realization of all that had taken place rushed over her.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
realizationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading "Mother," she cried as a full realization of all that had taken place rushed over her.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
done under pressure
From this reading "Mother," she cried as a full realization of all that had taken place rushed over her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
Stafford
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Mother," she cried as a full realization of all that had taken place rushed over her.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading And she burst into a flood of tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Mother," she cried as a full realization of all that had taken place rushed over her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
at the time that
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AS IT FELL OUT When consciousness returned to Francis Stafford she was lying on a couch in the presence chamber with her mother bending over her.
