used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
Andreas
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From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
for the reason that
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
brutallyadverbUS /ˈbruːtəli/
in a vicious manner
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
couldn't
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From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
demanding attention
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
Ellen
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
GOD'SnounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading GOD’S LAW—OR MAN’S?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
hatefuladjectiveUS /ˈheɪtfəl/
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading GOD’S LAW—OR MAN’S?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
LinnetnounUS /ˈlɪnɪt/
small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
engage in
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
MAN'SnounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading GOD’S LAW—OR MAN’S?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading GOD’S LAW—OR MAN’S?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
without speaking
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
smoothedadjectiveUS /smuːðd/
made smooth by ironing
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
in the near future
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
express in speech
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
interact in a certain way
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
two times
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
in or at the place that
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
wipedverbUS /waɪpt/
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
wringverbUS /rɪŋ/
twist and press out of shape
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
