used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
anew
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
ashyadjectiveUS /ˈæʃi/
of a light grey
From this reading Her face had grown ashy white, the light had faded from her eyes, the color from her lips.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Her face had grown ashy white, the light had faded from her eyes, the color from her lips.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She let him kiss it in dead silence.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “Doctor Laurens, she’s disappointed.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Doctor Laurens, she’s disappointed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her face had grown ashy white, the light had faded from her eyes, the color from her lips.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face had grown ashy white, the light had faded from her eyes, the color from her lips.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Her face had grown ashy white, the light had faded from her eyes, the color from her lips.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her face had grown ashy white, the light had faded from her eyes, the color from her lips.
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
the act of giving
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Her face had grown ashy white, the light had faded from her eyes, the color from her lips.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her face had grown ashy white, the light had faded from her eyes, the color from her lips.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She let him kiss it in dead silence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
the act of retaining something
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She let him kiss it in dead silence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She let him kiss it in dead silence.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading She let him kiss it in dead silence.
LaurensnounUS /ˈlɔːrənz/
leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792)
From this reading “Doctor Laurens, she’s disappointed.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She let him kiss it in dead silence.
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Her face had grown ashy white, the light had faded from her eyes, the color from her lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
Molly'snounUS /ˈmɑːliz/
possessive form of “molly” — popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
recurring again and again
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She let him kiss it in dead silence.
she's
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From this reading “Doctor Laurens, she’s disappointed.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She let him kiss it in dead silence.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her face had grown ashy white, the light had faded from her eyes, the color from her lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “Sister,” he said, gently, bending down and lifting her wasted little hand to his lips.
a Caucasian
From this reading Her face had grown ashy white, the light had faded from her eyes, the color from her lips.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Sister,” he repeated again, holding her hand and looking anxiously into her changed face; but Molly’s lips moved nervously without giving forth a sound.
