used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a hurt, the pain of which she could not ease by any mental process.
abnormallyadverbUS /æbˈnɔːrməli/
in an abnormal manner
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
consider or hold as true
From this reading She tried to accept things philosophically, but her philosophy failed.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
alighted
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From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grief and anger by turns mastered her, and at daybreak she rose, heavy-lidded and physically weary.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Grief and anger by turns mastered her, and at daybreak she rose, heavy-lidded and physically weary.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There was a hurt, the pain of which she could not ease by any mental process.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She tried to accept things philosophically, but her philosophy failed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a hurt, the pain of which she could not ease by any mental process.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a hurt, the pain of which she could not ease by any mental process.
crumpledadjectiveUS /ˈkrʌmpəld/
of metal e.g.
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading Grief and anger by turns mastered her, and at daybreak she rose, heavy-lidded and physically weary.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
dozedverbUS /doʊzd/
past form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
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move gently or carefully
From this reading There was a hurt, the pain of which she could not ease by any mental process.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading She tried to accept things philosophically, but her philosophy failed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
fitfullyadverbUS /ˈfɪtfəli/
in a fitful manner
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
a long fixed look
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Grief and anger by turns mastered her, and at daybreak she rose, heavy-lidded and physically weary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
HazeladjectiveUS /ˈheɪzəl/
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
heavy-lidded
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From this reading Grief and anger by turns mastered her, and at daybreak she rose, heavy-lidded and physically weary.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
be the source of pain
From this reading There was a hurt, the pain of which she could not ease by any mental process.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
LARGEadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
masteredadjectiveUS /ˈmæstərd/
understood perfectly
From this reading Grief and anger by turns mastered her, and at daybreak she rose, heavy-lidded and physically weary.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading There was a hurt, the pain of which she could not ease by any mental process.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
mirthnounUS /mɜːrθ/
great merriment
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
nervenounUS /nɜːrv/
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
not any; not one
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a hurt, the pain of which she could not ease by any mental process.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading There was a hurt, the pain of which she could not ease by any mental process.
philosophicallyadverbUS /ˌfɪləˈsɑːfɪkəli/
in a philosophic manner
From this reading She tried to accept things philosophically, but her philosophy failed.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading She tried to accept things philosophically, but her philosophy failed.
photonounUS /ˈfoʊtoʊ/
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
physicallyadverbUS /ˈfɪzɪkəli/
in accord with physical laws
From this reading Grief and anger by turns mastered her, and at daybreak she rose, heavy-lidded and physically weary.
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading There was a hurt, the pain of which she could not ease by any mental process.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Grief and anger by turns mastered her, and at daybreak she rose, heavy-lidded and physically weary.
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried to accept things philosophically, but her philosophy failed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
tautadjectiveUS /tɔːt/
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a hurt, the pain of which she could not ease by any mental process.
a special situation
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She tried to accept things philosophically, but her philosophy failed.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried to accept things philosophically, but her philosophy failed.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Grief and anger by turns mastered her, and at daybreak she rose, heavy-lidded and physically weary.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The first thing upon which her gaze alighted was the crumpled photo in its shattered frame; and, sitting on the side of her bed, she laughed at the sudden fury in which she had destroyed it; but there was no mirth in her laughter.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a hurt, the pain of which she could not ease by any mental process.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Grief and anger by turns mastered her, and at daybreak she rose, heavy-lidded and physically weary.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a hurt, the pain of which she could not ease by any mental process.
wide-eyedadjective
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE Through the night Hazel dozed fitfully, waking out of uneasy sleep to lie staring, wide-eyed, into the dark, every nerve in her body taut, her mind abnormally active.
