used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
abundancenounUS /əˈbʌndəns/
the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading To have won was much, even although hope of possession did not accompany the winning.
anew
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading To have won was much, even although hope of possession did not accompany the winning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
blotnounUS /blɑːt/
a blemish made by dirt
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
rid of obstructions
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
consequencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwensəz/
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To have won was much, even although hope of possession did not accompany the winning.
doublyadverbUS /ˈdʌbli/
to double the degree
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
divisible by two
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
at any time
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have won was much, even although hope of possession did not accompany the winning.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading To have won was much, even although hope of possession did not accompany the winning.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
indignantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt/
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
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 I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
held dear
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
MISCARRIED
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From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading To have won was much, even although hope of possession did not accompany the winning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
not any; not one
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To have won was much, even although hope of possession did not accompany the winning.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading To have won was much, even although hope of possession did not accompany the winning.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
stairwaynounUS /ˈsterweɪ/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To have won was much, even although hope of possession did not accompany the winning.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She loved me; of this I now felt doubly assured, and the knowledge made my heart light, even while I dreaded the consequences to us both.
belonging to which person
From this reading A PLAN MISCARRIED I remembered as I hurried down the back stairway her flushed face, but could recall no look of indignant pride in those clear eyes whose pleasant memory haunted me.
winningadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
having won
From this reading To have won was much, even although hope of possession did not accompany the winning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I stepped out into the kitchen and came to a sudden pause, facing a table laden with such a variety and abundance of food as had been strange to me for many a long day.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading To have won was much, even although hope of possession did not accompany the winning.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Neither of us might ever again blot out those passionate words of love, nor forget the glad meeting of our lips.
