used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A terrible fear came over her.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
(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 And now the horror had happened: all the black animosity of authority was encompassing her.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
animositynounUS /ˌænəˈmɑːsəti/
a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
From this reading And now the horror had happened: all the black animosity of authority was encompassing her.
antagonisticadjectiveUS /ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk/
indicating opposition or resistance
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading And now the horror had happened: all the black animosity of authority was encompassing her.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
barrennessnoun
the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And now the horror had happened: all the black animosity of authority was encompassing her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A terrible fear came over her.
encompassingadjectiveUS /enˈkʌmpəsɪŋ/
broad in scope or content
From this reading And now the horror had happened: all the black animosity of authority was encompassing her.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading A terrible fear came over her.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading And now the horror had happened: all the black animosity of authority was encompassing her.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A terrible fear came over her.
intense and profound fear
From this reading And now the horror had happened: all the black animosity of authority was encompassing her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The unknown of it: and the horror.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
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 She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now the horror had happened: all the black animosity of authority was encompassing her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A terrible fear came over her.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
policemannounUS /pəˈliːsmən/
a member of a police force
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
shrunkverbUS /ʃrʌŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A terrible fear came over her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
not known
From this reading The unknown of it: and the horror.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had always been afraid--always shrunk from the sight of a policeman, as if she were guilty of heaven knows what.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She knew she was antagonistic to the government people: in her soul she hated the fixed society with its barrenness and its barren laws.
