used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
(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 She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
boldlyadverbUS /ˈboʊldli/
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
wanted intensely
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
endowedadjectiveUS /enˈdaʊd/
provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
expectationnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
start firing a weapon
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WAITING FOR HIM.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
a young female
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WAITING FOR HIM.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
namesakenounUS /ˈneɪmseɪk/
a person with the same name as another
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
on one occasion
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
by chance
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
a human being
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
scripturaladjectiveUS /ˈskrɪptʃərəl/
of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
shadingnounUS /ˈʃeɪdɪŋ/
graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
talleradjectiveUS /ˈtɔːlər/
comparative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
vigorousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪɡərəs/
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
vividlyadverbUS /ˈvɪvədli/
in a vivid manner
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading WAITING FOR HIM.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she waited there, with fire on her cheeks and longing in her eyes, the change that a few months had made was marvellous.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those eyes, at first boldly bright, were now like velvet or fire, as tenderness or passion filled them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Judith stood within her father's porch once more--this time leaning forward eagerly, shading her eyes with one hand, and looking from under it in an attitude of intense expectation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had grown taller, more graceful, perhaps a little less vigorous in her movements; but in spirit and person the girl was vividly endowed with all that an artist would have desired for a picture of her own scriptural namesake Judith.
