used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
(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 Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
damnadjectiveUS /dæm/
used as expletives
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
set up or found
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
foundationnounUS /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/
the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
gamutnounUS /ˈɡæmət/
a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
hardestadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdəst/
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
hastyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪsti/
excessively quick
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
immediately past
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
Marjory
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From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
not any; not one
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
and nothing more
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
by chance
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
protestationnounUS /ˌproʊteˈsteɪʃən/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
revulsionnounUS /rɪˈvʌlʃən/
intense aversion
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
Tom'snounUS /tɑːmz/
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
a just detectable amount
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
tremulousadjectiveUS /ˈtremjələs/
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
verdictnounUS /ˈvɜːrdɪkt/
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then a sense of escape and gratitude that no harm had come of it; and last of all, a tremulous feeling of pity, perhaps the first Christian sentiment of the whole, but the only one of which Marjory was ashamed.
waveringnounUS /ˈweɪvərɪŋ/
indecision in speech or action
From this reading Then a wavering of the balance, a protestation of justice against the hasty verdict which might have no foundation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Marjory had gone through the whole gamut of emotions in respect to the letter which she had found in Tom’s desk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading First shame, indignation, and the hardest sentence with which women can damn a woman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be vain to attempt to trace the manner in which this revulsion of feeling came about.
