used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Acted like a fool, and a fool only!"
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
apprehensionnounUS /ˌæprɪˈhenʃən/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
put or send forth
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
clownnounUS /klaʊn/
a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading WHO IS THE FOOL NOW?
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
a young female
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
imperiledverbUS /ˌɪmˈperəld/
past form of “imperil” — pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHO IS THE FOOL NOW?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Acted like a fool, and a fool only!"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
meritnounUS /ˈmerət/
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
a particular point in time
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading WHO IS THE FOOL NOW?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
and nothing more
From this reading Acted like a fool, and a fool only!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
scrapingnounUS /ˈskreɪpɪŋ/
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
shaftnounUS /ʃæft/
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
spasmnounUS /ˈspæzəm/
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHO IS THE FOOL NOW?
in or at that place or location
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
a special situation
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
titlesnounUS /ˈtaɪtəlz/
plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading I have been to you but clown and fool; I have done nothing to merit such titles; I should never have thrown a thought away on you, but have gone on scraping my shaft, had not you done a silly thing--a silly thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
wantonnessnoun
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
which person or people
From this reading WHO IS THE FOOL NOW?
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Looking full into her glittering brown eyes, he said-- "You have cast at me ill names.
youth'snounUS /juːθs/
possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading THERE boiled up in the youth's heart a feeling of wrath and indignation against the girl who in sheer wantonness had imperiled her life and had given to him a moment of spasm of apprehension.
