used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
actressnounUS /ˈæktrəs/
a female actor
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
affectionateadjectiveUS /əˈfekʃənət/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
anew
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The image of Corinne fluttered outside his heart like an insect breaking its wings against a window; but he did not let it in.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The image of Corinne fluttered outside his heart like an insect breaking its wings against a window; but he did not let it in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
the act of breaking something
From this reading The image of Corinne fluttered outside his heart like an insect breaking its wings against a window; but he did not let it in.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
coquetries
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From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
Corinne
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From this reading The image of Corinne fluttered outside his heart like an insect breaking its wings against a window; but he did not let it in.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
drowsinessnounUS /ˈdraʊzinəs/
a very sleepy state
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
emptinessnounUS /ˈemptinəs/
the state of containing nothing
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
flutteredverbUS /ˈflʌtərd/
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading The image of Corinne fluttered outside his heart like an insect breaking its wings against a window; but he did not let it in.
set up or found
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
half-closed
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From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The image of Corinne fluttered outside his heart like an insect breaking its wings against a window; but he did not let it in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading The image of Corinne fluttered outside his heart like an insect breaking its wings against a window; but he did not let it in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
insectnounUS /ˈɪnsekt/
small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading The image of Corinne fluttered outside his heart like an insect breaking its wings against a window; but he did not let it in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
irritationnounUS /ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The image of Corinne fluttered outside his heart like an insect breaking its wings against a window; but he did not let it in.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The image of Corinne fluttered outside his heart like an insect breaking its wings against a window; but he did not let it in.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
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 When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The image of Corinne fluttered outside his heart like an insect breaking its wings against a window; but he did not let it in.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
mixturenounUS /ˈmɪkstʃər/
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The image of Corinne fluttered outside his heart like an insect breaking its wings against a window; but he did not let it in.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
scowledverbUS /skaʊld/
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
the state of being asleep
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
SleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
create by training and teaching
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
vulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He found it again when he got out of the train on his arrival, when the keen night air and his walk through the streets of the sleeping town had shaken off his drowsiness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading He scowled at the thought of the pretty actress, with a mixture of pleasure and irritation, according as he recalled her affectionate ways or her vulgar coquetries.
at the time that
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading When she had disappeared he felt the emptiness that her strange eyes had left in him, and he did not understand why; but the emptiness was there.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The image of Corinne fluttered outside his heart like an insect breaking its wings against a window; but he did not let it in.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading The image of Corinne fluttered outside his heart like an insect breaking its wings against a window; but he did not let it in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sleepy, with eyes half-closed, lying in a corner of the carriage, he felt her eyes looking into his, and all other thoughts ceased, to let him feel them more keenly.
