used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A more unhappy, self-tormenting child could scarcely exist.
Agatha
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From this reading Catherine's Resolution Agatha had been an invalid all her short life.
(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 Catherine's Resolution Agatha had been an invalid all her short life.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Catherine's Resolution Agatha had been an invalid all her short life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
eagerly desirous
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Catherine's Resolution Agatha had been an invalid all her short life.
CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
Catherine'snounUS /ˈkæθrɪnz/
possessive form of “catherine” — first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading Catherine's Resolution Agatha had been an invalid all her short life.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
a young person of either sex
From this reading A more unhappy, self-tormenting child could scarcely exist.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A more unhappy, self-tormenting child could scarcely exist.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
without deviation
From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
existverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪst/
have an existence, be extant
From this reading A more unhappy, self-tormenting child could scarcely exist.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
fretfuladjectiveUS /ˈfretfəl/
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Catherine's Resolution Agatha had been an invalid all her short life.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Catherine's Resolution Agatha had been an invalid all her short life.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
invalidnounUS /ˈɪnvələd/
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading Catherine's Resolution Agatha had been an invalid all her short life.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Catherine's Resolution Agatha had been an invalid all her short life.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A more unhappy, self-tormenting child could scarcely exist.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
easily agitated
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
piteous-looking
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From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
the act of punishing
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
rebellionnounUS /rɪˈbeljən/
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
resignationnounUS /ˌrezəɡˈneɪʃən/
acceptance of despair
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
resignedverbUS /rɪˈzaɪnd/
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading Catherine's Resolution Agatha had been an invalid all her short life.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
only a very short time before
From this reading A more unhappy, self-tormenting child could scarcely exist.
self-tormenting
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From this reading A more unhappy, self-tormenting child could scarcely exist.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Catherine's Resolution Agatha had been an invalid all her short life.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
in the near future
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
a state of acute pain
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading A more unhappy, self-tormenting child could scarcely exist.
except if; if not
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not at all resigned to her lot, nor anxious to learn resignation, unless to escape the punishment that she feared must be the result of rebellion.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Suffering had made her fretful and terribly nervous, especially of death, which she always imagined to be coming soon to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Directly Catherine caught sight of the piteous-looking countenance, with its great dark passionate eyes, her heart went out to Agatha.
