used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
ADIEUnounUS /əˈduː/
a farewell remark
From this reading GOOD-BY, AND NOT ADIEU.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOOD-BY, AND NOT ADIEU.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading What should she do? she asked herself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
dealernounUS /ˈdiːlər/
someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
deceitnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
deceivedverbUS /dɪˈsiːvd/
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
disclosingverbUS /dɪˈskloʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “disclose” — make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What should she do? she asked herself.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
explainingverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
start firing a weapon
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
GOOD-BYnoun
a farewell remark
From this reading GOOD-BY, AND NOT ADIEU.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading What should she do? she asked herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
Leslie's
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From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GOOD-BY, AND NOT ADIEU.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
ordealnounUS /ɔːrˈdiːl/
a severe or trying experience
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
practicedadjectiveUS /ˈpræktəst/
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should she do? she asked herself.
shrankverbUS /ʃræŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
shrinksnounUS /ʃrɪŋks/
plural of “shrink” — a physician who specializes in psychiatry
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
not in physical motion
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
subterfugenounUS /ˈsʌbtərfjuːdʒ/
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
express in words
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Should she tell him that she had deceived him, that the message from the picture dealer was a mere subterfuge, a trick to get him and her up to town?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should she do? she asked herself.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Leslie's heart seemed to stand still as she listened to her father's excited words.
Yorke
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From this reading But she could not tell him this without explaining fully, without disclosing the whole story of her love for Yorke and the deceit he had practiced on her, and she shrank from the ordeal as one shrinks from fire.
