used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
absolveverbUS /əbˈzɑːlv/
grant remission of a sin to
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
(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 A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If he had truly loved her, she reiterated, he would never have made it an issue between them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he was completely in the wrong, she reasserted.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
antagonismsnounUS /ænˈtæɡənɪzəmz/
plural of “antagonism” — a state of deep-seated ill-will
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading If he had truly loved her, she reiterated, he would never have made it an issue between them.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
blunderverbUS /ˈblʌndər/
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading And he was completely in the wrong, she reasserted.
intentionally conceived
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
desiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
divisible by two
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
flaringadjectiveUS /ˈflerɪŋ/
streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had truly loved her, she reiterated, he would never have made it an issue between them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had truly loved her, she reiterated, he would never have made it an issue between them.
headlongadverbUS /ˈhedlɔːŋ/
with the head foremost
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had truly loved her, she reiterated, he would never have made it an issue between them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading If he had truly loved her, she reiterated, he would never have made it an issue between them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he had truly loved her, she reiterated, he would never have made it an issue between them.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
held dear
From this reading If he had truly loved her, she reiterated, he would never have made it an issue between them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading If he had truly loved her, she reiterated, he would never have made it an issue between them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading If he had truly loved her, she reiterated, he would never have made it an issue between them.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
not any; not one
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
paramountadjectiveUS /ˈperəmaʊnt/
having superior power and influence
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
reassertedverbUS /ˌriːəˈsɜːrtɪd/
past form of “reassert” — strengthen or make more firm
From this reading And he was completely in the wrong, she reasserted.
recapitulated
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From this reading She recapitulated it all.
reiteratedverbUS /riˈɪtəreɪtɪd/
past form of “reiterate” — to say, state, or perform again
From this reading If he had truly loved her, she reiterated, he would never have made it an issue between them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
sorelyadverbUS /ˈsɔːrli/
to a great degree
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
stubbornlyadverbUS /ˈstʌbərnli/
in a stubborn unregenerate manner
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If he had truly loved her, she reiterated, he would never have made it an issue between them.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading If he had truly loved her, she reiterated, he would never have made it an issue between them.
hard to endure
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
unyieldingadjectiveUS /əˈnjiːldɪŋ/
stubbornly unyielding
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But that was like a man--to insist on his own desires being made paramount; to blunder on headlong, no matter what antagonisms he aroused.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LETTER FROM BILL All through the long night she lay awake, struggling with the incredible fact that Bill had left her; trying to absolve herself from blame; flaring up in anger at his unyielding attitude, even while she was sorely conscious that she herself had been stubbornly unyielding.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had truly loved her, she reiterated, he would never have made it an issue between them.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading And he was completely in the wrong, she reasserted.
