used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
agonisingadjective
extremely painful
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
ailed
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From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
ailingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪlɪŋ/
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It was horrible to feel that it was of Athena she was jealous--Athena who seemed to be always there, between Lingard and herself.
ami
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
AthenanounUS /əˈθiːnə/
(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
From this reading It was horrible to feel that it was of Athena she was jealous--Athena who seemed to be always there, between Lingard and herself.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was horrible to feel that it was of Athena she was jealous--Athena who seemed to be always there, between Lingard and herself.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was horrible to feel that it was of Athena she was jealous--Athena who seemed to be always there, between Lingard and herself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
make calm or still
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
caverneuses
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
coeur
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
connaître
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
consciencesnounUS /ˈkɑːntʃɪnsɪz/
plural of “conscience” — motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
dans
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
disturbancenounUS /dɪˈstɜːrbəns/
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
divisible by two
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It was horrible to feel that it was of Athena she was jealous--Athena who seemed to be always there, between Lingard and herself.
femme
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
provoking horror
From this reading It was horrible to feel that it was of Athena she was jealous--Athena who seemed to be always there, between Lingard and herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was horrible to feel that it was of Athena she was jealous--Athena who seemed to be always there, between Lingard and herself.
jamais
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
Jane
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From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading It was horrible to feel that it was of Athena she was jealous--Athena who seemed to be always there, between Lingard and herself.
jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
the act of departing
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
lesnounUS /les/
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
Lingard
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From this reading It was horrible to feel that it was of Athena she was jealous--Athena who seemed to be always there, between Lingard and herself.
liras
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
lirenounUS /ˈlɪrə/
plural of “lira” — the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
livre
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
mais
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
a particular point in time
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
monde
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
naturesnounUS /ˈneɪtʃərz/
plural of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
nenounUS /niː/
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
not any; not one
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
ouvert
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
pauvre
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
peux
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
plusnounUS /plʌs/
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
rackedverbUS /rækt/
past form of “rack” — go at a rack
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was horrible to feel that it was of Athena she was jealous--Athena who seemed to be always there, between Lingard and herself.
sequencenounUS /ˈsiːkwəns/
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
express in words
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
tonnounUS /tʌn/
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
a fact that has been verified
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
Tu
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
at the time that
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But there came a moment when she had to face the truth; when she had to tell herself that the new, the agonising pain which racked her soul night and day, leaving her no moment of peace, was that base passion, jealousy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
which person or people
From this reading It was horrible to feel that it was of Athena she was jealous--Athena who seemed to be always there, between Lingard and herself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jane was ailing, and each day she fought with the knowledge of what ailed her as certain strong natures fight, and even for a while keep at bay, physical disease.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And then there came a short sequence of days, full of deep calm without, full of strife and disturbance within.
à
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From this reading "Tu peux connaître le monde, tu peux lire à livre ouvert dans les plus caverneuses consciences, mais tu ne liras jamais, oh! pauvre femme, le coeur de ton ami."
