used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TRUE FRIEND.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
anew
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some subtle instinct had turned Liane's timid glance straight to the spot where he was watching, unseen, as he believed.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He had believed himself unseen, but he was mistaken.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
boundingverbUS /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had believed himself unseen, but he was mistaken.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
Devereaux
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From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
earningsnounUS /ˈɜːrnɪŋz/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
envelopenounUS /ˈenvəloʊp/
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A TRUE FRIEND.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Some subtle instinct had turned Liane's timid glance straight to the spot where he was watching, unseen, as he believed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had believed himself unseen, but he was mistaken.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had believed himself unseen, but he was mistaken.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had believed himself unseen, but he was mistaken.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Some subtle instinct had turned Liane's timid glance straight to the spot where he was watching, unseen, as he believed.
Jesse
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From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
Lester
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From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
Liane
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From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
Liane's
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From this reading Some subtle instinct had turned Liane's timid glance straight to the spot where he was watching, unseen, as he believed.
Lizzie
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From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading He had believed himself unseen, but he was mistaken.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
cut with a saw
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some subtle instinct had turned Liane's timid glance straight to the spot where he was watching, unseen, as he believed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Some subtle instinct had turned Liane's timid glance straight to the spot where he was watching, unseen, as he believed.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Some subtle instinct had turned Liane's timid glance straight to the spot where he was watching, unseen, as he believed.
subtleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌtəl/
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading Some subtle instinct had turned Liane's timid glance straight to the spot where he was watching, unseen, as he believed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
throbverbUS /θrɑːb/
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
timidadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmɪd/
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading Some subtle instinct had turned Liane's timid glance straight to the spot where he was watching, unseen, as he believed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some subtle instinct had turned Liane's timid glance straight to the spot where he was watching, unseen, as he believed.
trembleverbUS /ˈtrembəl/
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading A TRUE FRIEND.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Some subtle instinct had turned Liane's timid glance straight to the spot where he was watching, unseen, as he believed.
unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading He had believed himself unseen, but he was mistaken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had believed himself unseen, but he was mistaken.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Some subtle instinct had turned Liane's timid glance straight to the spot where he was watching, unseen, as he believed.
weeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading The quick, passionate throb of her heart sent the blood bounding to her cheeks and made her hands tremble as they clasped the envelope with her slender weekly earnings.
at the time that
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
in or at the place that
From this reading Some subtle instinct had turned Liane's timid glance straight to the spot where he was watching, unseen, as he believed.
a Caucasian
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Liane Lester, late that afternoon, when coming home from her work with her friend, Lizzie White, saw again the handsome face and dark, flashing eyes of Jesse Devereaux.
