used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her eyes looked in Mrs. De Witt’s face with a flash of agony in them.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Her eyes looked in Mrs. De Witt’s face with a flash of agony in them.
(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 What is the meaning of all this, Mistress Sharland?’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The blood had ebbed behind her brown skin.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The blood had ebbed behind her brown skin.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The blood had ebbed behind her brown skin.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
put or send forth
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Her eyes looked in Mrs. De Witt’s face with a flash of agony in them.
dearly loved
From this reading ’Dear sackalive!’ exclaimed Mrs. De Witt; ’the girl is dreaming or demented.
dementedadjectiveUS /dɪˈmentɪd/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading ’Dear sackalive!’ exclaimed Mrs. De Witt; ’the girl is dreaming or demented.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading ’Dear sackalive!’ exclaimed Mrs. De Witt; ’the girl is dreaming or demented.
ebbedverbUS /ˈebəd/
past form of “ebb” — flow back or recede
From this reading The blood had ebbed behind her brown skin.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ’Dear sackalive!’ exclaimed Mrs. De Witt; ’the girl is dreaming or demented.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes looked in Mrs. De Witt’s face with a flash of agony in them.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her eyes looked in Mrs. De Witt’s face with a flash of agony in them.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Her eyes looked in Mrs. De Witt’s face with a flash of agony in them.
a young female
From this reading ’Dear sackalive!’ exclaimed Mrs. De Witt; ’the girl is dreaming or demented.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The blood had ebbed behind her brown skin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The blood had ebbed behind her brown skin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her eyes looked in Mrs. De Witt’s face with a flash of agony in them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ’Dear sackalive!’ exclaimed Mrs. De Witt; ’the girl is dreaming or demented.
keepsakenounUS /ˈkiːpseɪk/
something of sentimental value
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Her eyes looked in Mrs. De Witt’s face with a flash of agony in them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading What is the meaning of all this, Mistress Sharland?’
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading What is the meaning of all this, Mistress Sharland?’
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Her eyes looked in Mrs. De Witt’s face with a flash of agony in them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her eyes looked in Mrs. De Witt’s face with a flash of agony in them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ’Dear sackalive!’ exclaimed Mrs. De Witt; ’the girl is dreaming or demented.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
sackalive
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From this reading ’Dear sackalive!’ exclaimed Mrs. De Witt; ’the girl is dreaming or demented.
Sharland
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From this reading What is the meaning of all this, Mistress Sharland?’
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading The blood had ebbed behind her brown skin.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The blood had ebbed behind her brown skin.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her eyes looked in Mrs. De Witt’s face with a flash of agony in them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What is the meaning of all this, Mistress Sharland?’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the meaning of all this, Mistress Sharland?’
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
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 ’He came and looked in at the window at me, and cast me back the keepsake I had given him, and which he swore not to part with while life lasted.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her eyes looked in Mrs. De Witt’s face with a flash of agony in them.
Witt
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From this reading ’Dear sackalive!’ exclaimed Mrs. De Witt; ’the girl is dreaming or demented.
Witt's
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From this reading Her eyes looked in Mrs. De Witt’s face with a flash of agony in them.
