used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
anomalynounUS /əˈnɑːməli/
deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
Aramathea
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From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I was not, however, shown up into the first floor, but into the room below.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
despisesverbUS /dɪˈspaɪzɪz/
third-person singular of “despise” — look down on with disdain
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
without deviation
From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
disclosurenounUS /dɪˈskloʊʒər/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I was not, however, shown up into the first floor, but into the room below.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading I was not, however, shown up into the first floor, but into the room below.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
only a very short time before
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I was not, however, shown up into the first floor, but into the room below.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was not, however, shown up into the first floor, but into the room below.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
Judd
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From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
a female domestic
From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
meagreadjective
deficient in amount or quality or extent
From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not, however, shown up into the first floor, but into the room below.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
outwardadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtwərd/
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
puritanical-looking
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From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
receivesverbUS /rəˈsiːvz/
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
repairedverbUS /rɪˈperd/
past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
requestedadjectiveUS /rɪˈkwestɪd/
asked for
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I was not, however, shown up into the first floor, but into the room below.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I was not, however, shown up into the first floor, but into the room below.
shuttingnounUS /ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
carry out
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
TimothynounUS /ˈtɪməθi/
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
unscathedadjectiveUS /ənˈskeɪðd/
not injured or harmed
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I was not, however, shown up into the first floor, but into the room below.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
precisely as stated
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The next evening I left Timothy in charge, and repaired to her house; it was very respectable in outward appearance, as well as its furniture.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a few minutes, during which my pulse beat quick (for I could not but expect some disclosure; whether it was to be one of love or murder, I hardly knew which), Miss Aramathea Judd, for such was her christian name, made her appearance, and sitting down on the sofa, requested me to take a seat by her.
which person or people
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Miss Judd will come directly, sir," said a tall, meagre, puritanical-looking maid, shutting the door upon me.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading My vanity receives a desperate wound, but my heart remains unscathed--An anomaly in woman, one who despises beauty.
