used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was shivering with cold and had sunk into a fit of deep melancholy.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
alcovenounUS /ˈælkoʊv/
a small recess opening off a larger room
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
eagerly desirous
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She was shivering with cold and had sunk into a fit of deep melancholy.
a female human offspring
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading She was shivering with cold and had sunk into a fit of deep melancholy.
DEFIANTadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪənt/
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading SUING OR DEFIANT?
divestedverbUS /daɪˈvestɪd/
past form of “divest” — take away possessions from someone
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
opinion or judgment
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading She was shivering with cold and had sunk into a fit of deep melancholy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
imagesnounUS /ˈɪmədʒəz/
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was shivering with cold and had sunk into a fit of deep melancholy.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
marquesa
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From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
María
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From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading She was shivering with cold and had sunk into a fit of deep melancholy.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
on one occasion
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading SUING OR DEFIANT?
oratorynounUS /ˈɔːrətɔːri/
addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
relicsnounUS /ˈrelɪks/
plural of “relic” — an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
resuscitatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪtɪd/
restored to life or consciousness
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading She was shivering with cold and had sunk into a fit of deep melancholy.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
SUINGverbUS /ˈsuːɪŋ/
-ing form of “sue” — institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading SUING OR DEFIANT?
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading She was shivering with cold and had sunk into a fit of deep melancholy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
precisely as stated
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading After a long silence, during which she lay watching her mother with anxious eyes, she turned her face to the images, pictures, and relics which made her alcove a sort of oratory, and began to pray.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading The marquesa begged her daughter to go to bed, and María gladly obeyed, for she was very weary.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was shivering with cold and had sunk into a fit of deep melancholy.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She slowly divested herself of the handsome garments which had so unexpectedly resuscitated the beautiful young woman she had once been, and retired to her alcove.
