used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The name, flashing through her mind, conjured up a picture which she had striven to forget--a hot, scented room with men and women shrinking against the walls, a dead girl in the middle and a convulsive, hysterical witch opposite her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The name, flashing through her mind, conjured up a picture which she had striven to forget--a hot, scented room with men and women shrinking against the walls, a dead girl in the middle and a convulsive, hysterical witch opposite her.
any thing at all
From this reading "Was there anything in it?"
conjuredverbUS /ˈkɑːndʒərd/
past form of “conjure” — summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
From this reading The name, flashing through her mind, conjured up a picture which she had striven to forget--a hot, scented room with men and women shrinking against the walls, a dead girl in the middle and a convulsive, hysterical witch opposite her.
convulsiveadjectiveUS /kənˈvʌlsɪv/
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The name, flashing through her mind, conjured up a picture which she had striven to forget--a hot, scented room with men and women shrinking against the walls, a dead girl in the middle and a convulsive, hysterical witch opposite her.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading She wondered whether they were still there, what the doctor had said....
don't
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From this reading "I don't think so.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
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dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The name, flashing through her mind, conjured up a picture which she had striven to forget--a hot, scented room with men and women shrinking against the walls, a dead girl in the middle and a convulsive, hysterical witch opposite her.
a young female
From this reading The name, flashing through her mind, conjured up a picture which she had striven to forget--a hot, scented room with men and women shrinking against the walls, a dead girl in the middle and a convulsive, hysterical witch opposite her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hadn't
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From this reading "I hadn't time to see the paper to-night," she said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
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hystericaladjectiveUS /hɪˈsterɪkəl/
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hadn't time to see the paper to-night," she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Was there anything in it?"
the force of workers available
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an area that is approximately central within some larger region
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The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name, flashing through her mind, conjured up a picture which she had striven to forget--a hot, scented room with men and women shrinking against the walls, a dead girl in the middle and a convulsive, hysterical witch opposite her.
being directly across from each other; facing
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a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "I hadn't time to see the paper to-night," she said.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She wondered whether they were still there, what the doctor had said....
scentedadjectiveUS /ˈsentɪd/
having the sense of smell
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I hadn't time to see the paper to-night," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The name, flashing through her mind, conjured up a picture which she had striven to forget--a hot, scented room with men and women shrinking against the walls, a dead girl in the middle and a convulsive, hysterical witch opposite her.
shrinkingnounUS /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/
process or result of becoming less or smaller
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I don't think so.
not in physical motion
From this reading She wondered whether they were still there, what the doctor had said....
strivenverbUS /ˈstrɪvən/
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading The name, flashing through her mind, conjured up a picture which she had striven to forget--a hot, scented room with men and women shrinking against the walls, a dead girl in the middle and a convulsive, hysterical witch opposite her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The name, flashing through her mind, conjured up a picture which she had striven to forget--a hot, scented room with men and women shrinking against the walls, a dead girl in the middle and a convulsive, hysterical witch opposite her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She wondered whether they were still there, what the doctor had said....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wondered whether they were still there, what the doctor had said....
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I don't think so.
from one end or side of something to the other
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an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I hadn't time to see the paper to-night," she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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to-night
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From this reading "I hadn't time to see the paper to-night," she said.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The name, flashing through her mind, conjured up a picture which she had striven to forget--a hot, scented room with men and women shrinking against the walls, a dead girl in the middle and a convulsive, hysterical witch opposite her.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was there anything in it?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She wondered whether they were still there, what the doctor had said....
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She wondered whether they were still there, what the doctor had said....
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She wondered whether they were still there, what the doctor had said....
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The name, flashing through her mind, conjured up a picture which she had striven to forget--a hot, scented room with men and women shrinking against the walls, a dead girl in the middle and a convulsive, hysterical witch opposite her.
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
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in the company of; together with
From this reading The name, flashing through her mind, conjured up a picture which she had striven to forget--a hot, scented room with men and women shrinking against the walls, a dead girl in the middle and a convulsive, hysterical witch opposite her.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The name, flashing through her mind, conjured up a picture which she had striven to forget--a hot, scented room with men and women shrinking against the walls, a dead girl in the middle and a convulsive, hysterical witch opposite her.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading She wondered whether they were still there, what the doctor had said....
