used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
anew
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
(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 "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading She was bitterly disappointed and extremely uncomfortable.
clothing in general
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
CynthianounUS /ˈsɪnθiə/
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading She was bitterly disappointed and extremely uncomfortable.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
at any time
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading She was bitterly disappointed and extremely uncomfortable.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I feel as if it were going to rain forever, and the sun would never shine again.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
for a limitless time
From this reading "I feel as if it were going to rain forever, and the sun would never shine again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
the act of departing
From this reading "I feel as if it were going to rain forever, and the sun would never shine again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel as if it were going to rain forever, and the sun would never shine again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I feel as if it were going to rain forever, and the sun would never shine again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I feel as if it were going to rain forever, and the sun would never shine again.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
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 With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
Neal
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From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
oozedverbUS /uːzd/
past form of “ooze” — pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "I feel as if it were going to rain forever, and the sun would never shine again.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
securelyadverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrli/
in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was bitterly disappointed and extremely uncomfortable.
shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading "I feel as if it were going to rain forever, and the sun would never shine again.
a particular situation
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "I feel as if it were going to rain forever, and the sun would never shine again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading She was bitterly disappointed and extremely uncomfortable.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
precisely as stated
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was bitterly disappointed and extremely uncomfortable.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I feel as if it were going to rain forever, and the sun would never shine again.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Her hair, never very securely fastened, had fallen down and lay in a wet mass about her face and neck; her hat felt heavy as lead, and water oozed from her shoes as she walked.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Nothing will ever be right again," she thought, as she gave a depressed glance at all the familiar objects on the place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With dripping clothes and a sad heart Cynthia went up to the house after Neal had left her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I feel as if it were going to rain forever, and the sun would never shine again.
