used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
Armand
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From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
beggarnounUS /ˈbeɡər/
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Marigold, from her seat in the far window, saw him coming, and rose to greet him.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
dignifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪɡnəfaɪd/
having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Marigold, from her seat in the far window, saw him coming, and rose to greet him.
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
forsakenverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪkən/
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
set up or found
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Marigold, from her seat in the far window, saw him coming, and rose to greet him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
a young female
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Marigold, from her seat in the far window, saw him coming, and rose to greet him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marigold, from her seat in the far window, saw him coming, and rose to greet him.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marigold, from her seat in the far window, saw him coming, and rose to greet him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
humiliationsnounUS /ˌhjuːmɪliˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “humiliation” — state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
not in action or at work
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
infatuationnounUS /ˌɪnfætʃuːˈeɪʃən/
a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
something that is lost
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
MarigoldnounUS /ˈmerəɡoʊld/
any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
not any; not one
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
qualmsnounUS /kwɑːmz/
plural of “qualm” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
quickenverbUS /ˈkwɪkən/
move faster
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Marigold, from her seat in the far window, saw him coming, and rose to greet him.
cut with a saw
From this reading Marigold, from her seat in the far window, saw him coming, and rose to greet him.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Marigold, from her seat in the far window, saw him coming, and rose to greet him.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
St
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From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
stoopverbUS /stuːp/
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
unshown
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From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
usheredverbUS /ˈʌʃərd/
past form of “usher” — take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
precisely as stated
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
in or at the place that
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading But he, after all these weeks and their humiliations, forsaken by a beggar girl and laughed at by St Armand, felt his thin pulses quicken--for the face and figure before him were very beautiful, very dignified--an ideal wife for one in Holy Orders--had he not been too high.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Next afternoon, as Marigold was sitting near a window, idle as usual, the great High Priest was ushered in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading He came without any qualms of conscience, any loss of worldly dignity, without having to stoop his head to get within the door, and with no sense of being too big for the room where he now found himself.
but in spite of that
From this reading Her heart beat a little faster, yet not with love, or that more common form, infatuation, but with a little sense of power and some unshown amusement.
