used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
anew
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Won’t you shake hands with your husband,” he asked, “when your husband asks you?”
asksverbUS /æsks/
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Won’t you shake hands with your husband,” he asked, “when your husband asks you?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
lacking funds
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
Dethridge
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From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading He dropped it instantly, with a start.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
furtiveadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtɪv/
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She mechanically put her hand in his.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Won’t you shake hands with your husband,” he asked, “when your husband asks you?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
Hester
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From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Won’t you shake hands with your husband,” he asked, “when your husband asks you?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He dropped it instantly, with a start.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
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 one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading She mechanically put her hand in his.
a particular point in time
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
being perceived or observed
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She mechanically put her hand in his.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
restraintnounUS /rɪˈstreɪnt/
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “Won’t you shake hands with your husband,” he asked, “when your husband asks you?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He dropped it instantly, with a start.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
at the time that
From this reading After one glance at her, when she came in, Hester Dethridge looked at him, too--and from that moment never looked away again, as long as Anne remained in the room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He broke the silence--in a voice that was not like his own; with a furtive restraint in his manner which she had never noticed in it before.
Won't
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From this reading “Won’t you shake hands with your husband,” he asked, “when your husband asks you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Won’t you shake hands with your husband,” he asked, “when your husband asks you?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Won’t you shake hands with your husband,” he asked, “when your husband asks you?”
