used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
adoringlyadverb
with adoration
From this reading Martin smiled at her adoringly.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Martin smiled at her adoringly.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
travel across or pass over
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
don't
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From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Martin smiled at her adoringly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
isn't
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From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
it's
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From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
Mallison
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From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
joined in matrimony
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Martin smiled at her adoringly.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
a future prospect or potential
From this reading "Oh! but it isn't, and it never by any possibility could have been.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Martin smiled at her adoringly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
starvedadjectiveUS /stɑːrvd/
suffering from lack of food
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
twenty-eightnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
at the time that
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You were twenty-eight when we were married, and you had lived alone with a cross old aunt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Besides, don't you think it's their own fault?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You might easily have turned into a Mary Mallison yourself, if you had so little spirit as to allow yourself to be starved.
