used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Judith awoke with a bewildering sensation of guilt and need of action.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Judith awoke with a bewildering sensation of guilt and need of action.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judith awoke with a bewildering sensation of guilt and need of action.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Judith awoke with a bewildering sensation of guilt and need of action.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Memory struggled back to her dimly, then flashed upon her in sudden clearness.
bewilderingverbUS /bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/
-ing form of “bewilder” — be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading Judith awoke with a bewildering sensation of guilt and need of action.
clearnessnounUS /ˈklɪrnəs/
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
From this reading Memory struggled back to her dimly, then flashed upon her in sudden clearness.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading Memory struggled back to her dimly, then flashed upon her in sudden clearness.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading What had she done that she ought not to have done?--or was it something that she ought to?
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Memory struggled back to her dimly, then flashed upon her in sudden clearness.
guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading Judith awoke with a bewildering sensation of guilt and need of action.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had happened?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What had happened?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What had she done that she ought not to have done?--or was it something that she ought to?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Memory struggled back to her dimly, then flashed upon her in sudden clearness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Memory struggled back to her dimly, then flashed upon her in sudden clearness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What had she done that she ought not to have done?--or was it something that she ought to?
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Judith awoke with a bewildering sensation of guilt and need of action.
mackerelnounUS /ˈmækərəl/
flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
From this reading She had taken a school of mackerel--that was what she had done that was praiseworthy.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Memory struggled back to her dimly, then flashed upon her in sudden clearness.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Judith awoke with a bewildering sensation of guilt and need of action.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What had she done that she ought not to have done?--or was it something that she ought to?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Judith awoke with a bewildering sensation of guilt and need of action.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What had she done that she ought not to have done?--or was it something that she ought to?
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading What had she done that she ought not to have done?--or was it something that she ought to?
praiseworthyadjectiveUS /ˈpreɪzwɜːrði/
worthy of high praise
From this reading She had taken a school of mackerel--that was what she had done that was praiseworthy.
an educational institution
From this reading She had taken a school of mackerel--that was what she had done that was praiseworthy.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading Judith awoke with a bewildering sensation of guilt and need of action.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What had she done that she ought not to have done?--or was it something that she ought to?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading What had she done that she ought not to have done?--or was it something that she ought to?
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Memory struggled back to her dimly, then flashed upon her in sudden clearness.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Memory struggled back to her dimly, then flashed upon her in sudden clearness.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had taken a school of mackerel--that was what she had done that was praiseworthy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What had she done that she ought not to have done?--or was it something that she ought to?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Memory struggled back to her dimly, then flashed upon her in sudden clearness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What had she done that she ought not to have done?--or was it something that she ought to?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Memory struggled back to her dimly, then flashed upon her in sudden clearness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What had she done that she ought not to have done?--or was it something that she ought to?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had happened?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Judith awoke with a bewildering sensation of guilt and need of action.
