used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE ROD DESCENDS The cacique made straight for the pueblo, driving his wretched prisoner before him.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
blowsnounUS /bloʊz/
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
the act of burning something
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
caciquenounUS /kəˈsiːk/
black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
From this reading THE ROD DESCENDS The cacique made straight for the pueblo, driving his wretched prisoner before him.
coolnessnounUS /ˈkuːlnəs/
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was the stronger; how could she resist?
cursesnounUS /ˈkɜːrsɪz/
plural of “curse” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
DESCENDSverbUS /dɪˈsendz/
third-person singular of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading THE ROD DESCENDS The cacique made straight for the pueblo, driving his wretched prisoner before him.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading THE ROD DESCENDS The cacique made straight for the pueblo, driving his wretched prisoner before him.
drowningverbUS /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
Felipe
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From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE ROD DESCENDS The cacique made straight for the pueblo, driving his wretched prisoner before him.
a young female
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the stronger; how could she resist?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ROD DESCENDS The cacique made straight for the pueblo, driving his wretched prisoner before him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ROD DESCENDS The cacique made straight for the pueblo, driving his wretched prisoner before him.
how
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From this reading He was the stronger; how could she resist?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
lashverbUS /læʃ/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
lover'snounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE ROD DESCENDS The cacique made straight for the pueblo, driving his wretched prisoner before him.
mesanounUS /ˈmeɪsə/
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
picturingnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərɪŋ/
visual imagery
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading THE ROD DESCENDS The cacique made straight for the pueblo, driving his wretched prisoner before him.
pueblonounUS /pˈwebloʊ/
a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called “Pueblos” by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock)
From this reading THE ROD DESCENDS The cacique made straight for the pueblo, driving his wretched prisoner before him.
ravinenounUS /rəˈviːn/
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
reproaches
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From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
resistverbUS /rɪˈzɪst/
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading He was the stronger; how could she resist?
RODnounUS /rɑːd/
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading THE ROD DESCENDS The cacique made straight for the pueblo, driving his wretched prisoner before him.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the stronger; how could she resist?
shrankverbUS /ʃræŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
stingingnounUS /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
successive (without a break)
From this reading THE ROD DESCENDS The cacique made straight for the pueblo, driving his wretched prisoner before him.
strayedverbUS /streɪd/
past form of “stray” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He was the stronger; how could she resist?
stupefiedadjective
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
submittedverbUS /səbˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROD DESCENDS The cacique made straight for the pueblo, driving his wretched prisoner before him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
traversedverbUS /ˈtrævərst/
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She let herself be driven back like a strayed beast of burden over the same leagues of burning mesa and sandy ravine that she had traversed in the coolness of the night under the silence of the stars.
unresistingly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the stronger; how could she resist?
whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Then she had her lover's arms round her and his voice whispering words of love in her ear; now she shrank before bitter curses and the stinging lash.
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The poor girl, sick at heart and stupefied with grief and fatigue, picturing to herself Felipe dead of his wounds or drowning himself in his despair, submitted unresistingly to the blows and the reproaches of her father.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading THE ROD DESCENDS The cacique made straight for the pueblo, driving his wretched prisoner before him.
