used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PATCHED PEACE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was in black, but had a white kerchief about her neck.
the state of being absent
From this reading The absence of all color in her dress heightened the lustre of her abundant and glowing hair.
abundantadjectiveUS /əˈbʌndənt/
present in great quantity
From this reading The absence of all color in her dress heightened the lustre of her abundant and glowing hair.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
(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 The absence of all color in her dress heightened the lustre of her abundant and glowing hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She was in black, but had a white kerchief about her neck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was in black, but had a white kerchief about her neck.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading The absence of all color in her dress heightened the lustre of her abundant and glowing hair.
Coppinger
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From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
put on clothes
From this reading The absence of all color in her dress heightened the lustre of her abundant and glowing hair.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading The absence of all color in her dress heightened the lustre of her abundant and glowing hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was in black, but had a white kerchief about her neck.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The absence of all color in her dress heightened the lustre of her abundant and glowing hair.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She was standing near the piano, with one hand on it, and was half turned toward him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She was standing near the piano, with one hand on it, and was half turned toward him.
heightenedverbUS /ˈhaɪtənd/
past form of “heighten” — become more extreme
From this reading The absence of all color in her dress heightened the lustre of her abundant and glowing hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was standing near the piano, with one hand on it, and was half turned toward him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was in black, but had a white kerchief about her neck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was standing near the piano, with one hand on it, and was half turned toward him.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
kerchiefnounUS /ˈkɜːrtʃəf/
a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck
From this reading She was in black, but had a white kerchief about her neck.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
lustrenounUS /ˈlʌstər/
a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
From this reading The absence of all color in her dress heightened the lustre of her abundant and glowing hair.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading She was standing near the piano, with one hand on it, and was half turned toward him.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading She was in black, but had a white kerchief about her neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The absence of all color in her dress heightened the lustre of her abundant and glowing hair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was standing near the piano, with one hand on it, and was half turned toward him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was standing near the piano, with one hand on it, and was half turned toward him.
PATCHEDadjectiveUS /pætʃt/
mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
From this reading A PATCHED PEACE.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading A PATCHED PEACE.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading She was standing near the piano, with one hand on it, and was half turned toward him.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was standing near the piano, with one hand on it, and was half turned toward him.
having a supporting base
From this reading She was standing near the piano, with one hand on it, and was half turned toward him.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She was standing near the piano, with one hand on it, and was half turned toward him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She was standing near the piano, with one hand on it, and was half turned toward him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was standing near the piano, with one hand on it, and was half turned toward him.
a Caucasian
From this reading She was in black, but had a white kerchief about her neck.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Look at her!" cried Coppinger, with his back against the house door, and pointing to Judith with his stick.
