used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
acutelyadverbUS /əˈkjuːtli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
(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 All her thoughts were of Clifford.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
appalledadjectiveUS /əˈpɔːld/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
chivalrousadjective
being attentive to women like an ideal knight
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
Clifford
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From this reading All her thoughts were of Clifford.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/
covered with water
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
hundredfoldadverb
by a factor of one hundred
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
intensifiedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtensəfaɪd/
made more intense
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
Katharine
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From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
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 Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
long-continued
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From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
Marianne's
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From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All her thoughts were of Clifford.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
a state of acute pain
From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The manner of Marianne's death and the long-continued silent suffering of the man appalled her.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading All her thoughts were of Clifford.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
undergoingverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡoʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Katharine went straight to her room and threw herself on her bed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All her thoughts were of Clifford.
at the time that
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had known from the beginning that he had suffered acutely; but when she had called him the man with the broken spirit, she had little realised the torture which his gentle and chivalrous spirit was undergoing day by day, hour by hour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her heart was flooded with love and pity for him, a hundredfold intensified now that she knew his secret history.
