used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON A PEACOCK'S FEATHER.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading In the eyes alone was this observable, for her face was immovable.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
antipathynounUS /ænˈtɪpəθi/
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "Auntie!" exclaimed Judith, drawing her into the sitting-room, and pressing her to take the arm chair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
AuntienounUS /ˈænti/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Auntie!" exclaimed Judith, drawing her into the sitting-room, and pressing her to take the arm chair.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "Auntie!" exclaimed Judith, drawing her into the sitting-room, and pressing her to take the arm chair.
contractedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntræktəd/
reduced in size or pulled together
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
Dionysianoun
an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading "Auntie!" exclaimed Judith, drawing her into the sitting-room, and pressing her to take the arm chair.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Auntie!" exclaimed Judith, drawing her into the sitting-room, and pressing her to take the arm chair.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In the eyes alone was this observable, for her face was immovable.
FEATHERverbUS /ˈfeðər/
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading ON A PEACOCK'S FEATHER.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the eyes alone was this observable, for her face was immovable.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
immovablenounUS /ˌɪˈmuːvəbəl/
property consisting of houses and land
From this reading In the eyes alone was this observable, for her face was immovable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the eyes alone was this observable, for her face was immovable.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Auntie!" exclaimed Judith, drawing her into the sitting-room, and pressing her to take the arm chair.
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 As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
Menaida
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From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
a form of address for a man
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
observableadjectiveUS /əbˈzɜːrvəbəl/
capable of being seen or noticed
From this reading In the eyes alone was this observable, for her face was immovable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Auntie!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON A PEACOCK'S FEATHER.
PEACOCK'S
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From this reading ON A PEACOCK'S FEATHER.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading "Auntie!" exclaimed Judith, drawing her into the sitting-room, and pressing her to take the arm chair.
sitting-room
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From this reading "Auntie!" exclaimed Judith, drawing her into the sitting-room, and pressing her to take the arm chair.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
carry out
From this reading "Auntie!" exclaimed Judith, drawing her into the sitting-room, and pressing her to take the arm chair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the eyes alone was this observable, for her face was immovable.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the eyes alone was this observable, for her face was immovable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Auntie!" exclaimed Judith, drawing her into the sitting-room, and pressing her to take the arm chair.
Trevisa
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From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the eyes alone was this observable, for her face was immovable.
at the time that
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Mr. Menaida spoke, Miss Dionysia Trevisa entered, stiff, hard, and when her eyes fell on Judith, they contracted with an expression of antipathy.
