used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The grave Irishman, Michael Daragh, was a constant delight.
Agnes
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From this reading Would she be coming with him to-morrow to the Agnes Chatterton Home, where there was a girl in black sorrow?
alienadjectiveUS /ˈeɪliən/
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading Nothing that was human was alien to him, certainly, and nothing that was feminine was anything more than merely human to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
any thing at all
From this reading Nothing that was human was alien to him, certainly, and nothing that was feminine was anything more than merely human to him.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would she be coming with him to-morrow to the Agnes Chatterton Home, where there was a girl in black sorrow?
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Would she be coming with him to-morrow to the Agnes Chatterton Home, where there was a girl in black sorrow?
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Nothing that was human was alien to him, certainly, and nothing that was feminine was anything more than merely human to him.
Chatterton
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From this reading Would she be coming with him to-morrow to the Agnes Chatterton Home, where there was a girl in black sorrow?
without doubt or question
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Would she be coming with him to-morrow to the Agnes Chatterton Home, where there was a girl in black sorrow?
unvarying in nature
From this reading The grave Irishman, Michael Daragh, was a constant delight.
Daragh
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From this reading The grave Irishman, Michael Daragh, was a constant delight.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The grave Irishman, Michael Daragh, was a constant delight.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
EllisnounUS /ˈelɪs/
plural of “elli” — (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
Emma
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From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
feminineadjectiveUS /ˈfemənən/
associated with women and not with men
From this reading Nothing that was human was alien to him, certainly, and nothing that was feminine was anything more than merely human to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
a young female
From this reading Would she be coming with him to-morrow to the Agnes Chatterton Home, where there was a girl in black sorrow?
death of a person
From this reading The grave Irishman, Michael Daragh, was a constant delight.
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 He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
hatsnounUS /hæts/
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing that was human was alien to him, certainly, and nothing that was feminine was anything more than merely human to him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Would she be coming with him to-morrow to the Agnes Chatterton Home, where there was a girl in black sorrow?
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Nothing that was human was alien to him, certainly, and nothing that was feminine was anything more than merely human to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
IrishmannounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading The grave Irishman, Michael Daragh, was a constant delight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
lidlike
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From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
and nothing more
From this reading Nothing that was human was alien to him, certainly, and nothing that was feminine was anything more than merely human to him.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading The grave Irishman, Michael Daragh, was a constant delight.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
not any; not one
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing that was human was alien to him, certainly, and nothing that was feminine was anything more than merely human to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
a human being
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
express the need or desire for
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
cut with a saw
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
shabbyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæbi/
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Would she be coming with him to-morrow to the Agnes Chatterton Home, where there was a girl in black sorrow?
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing that was human was alien to him, certainly, and nothing that was feminine was anything more than merely human to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The grave Irishman, Michael Daragh, was a constant delight.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Would she be coming with him to-morrow to the Agnes Chatterton Home, where there was a girl in black sorrow?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing that was human was alien to him, certainly, and nothing that was feminine was anything more than merely human to him.
to-morrow
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From this reading Would she be coming with him to-morrow to the Agnes Chatterton Home, where there was a girl in black sorrow?
valuesnounUS /ˈvæljuːz/
beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The grave Irishman, Michael Daragh, was a constant delight.
in or at the place that
From this reading Would she be coming with him to-morrow to the Agnes Chatterton Home, where there was a girl in black sorrow?
in the company of; together with
From this reading It appeared, however, that he did have a sense of values of a sort, for he halted her in the hall, one dark December day, with a request.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He was no more aware, she saw clearly, of her as a person, as a woman, than he was of Emma Ellis of the lidlike hats and shabby hair.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would she be coming with him to-morrow to the Agnes Chatterton Home, where there was a girl in black sorrow?
