used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She sank into a chair beside the fire, and trembled and shivered and wept profusely for some time.
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
Boague
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From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
chafedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪft/
painful from having the skin abraded
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She sank into a chair beside the fire, and trembled and shivered and wept profusely for some time.
power to direct or determine
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
degreesnounUS /dɪˈɡriːz/
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
disencumbered
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From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
start firing a weapon
From this reading She sank into a chair beside the fire, and trembled and shivered and wept profusely for some time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She sank into a chair beside the fire, and trembled and shivered and wept profusely for some time.
fortifiedadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrtəfaɪd/
secured with bastions or fortifications
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
set up or found
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
fuelverbUS /ˈfjuːəl/
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
habitationnounUS /ˌhæbəˈteɪʃən/
the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
heapedverbUS /hiːpt/
past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She sank into a chair beside the fire, and trembled and shivered and wept profusely for some time.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
plaids
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From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
privatelyadverbUS /ˈpraɪvətli/
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
profuselyadverbUS /prəˈfjuːsli/
in an abundant manner
From this reading She sank into a chair beside the fire, and trembled and shivered and wept profusely for some time.
relaxedadjectiveUS /rɪˈlækst/
without strain or anxiety
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
Sangster
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From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading She sank into a chair beside the fire, and trembled and shivered and wept profusely for some time.
SCANDALnounUS /ˈskændəl/
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading _SCANDAL_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
shiveredverbUS /ˈʃɪvərd/
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading She sank into a chair beside the fire, and trembled and shivered and wept profusely for some time.
a particular situation
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She sank into a chair beside the fire, and trembled and shivered and wept profusely for some time.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She sank into a chair beside the fire, and trembled and shivered and wept profusely for some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading She sank into a chair beside the fire, and trembled and shivered and wept profusely for some time.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
precisely as stated
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading She sank into a chair beside the fire, and trembled and shivered and wept profusely for some time.
wetternounUS /ˈwetər/
a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
at the time that
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Mrs. Sangster found herself safe in a human habitation, she relaxed the tense control in which she had held her faculties, and let nature have its way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The warm cup of tea which she then offered was fortified with a dash from her husband's private bottle, very privately added and not mentioned.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading Mrs. Boague heaped fuel on the fire, removed her shoes, chafed her feet, disencumbered her by degrees of her outer and wetter garments, which she hung up to dry, and wrapped her in warm plaids and blankets.
