used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And on the morrow until dinner-time I had but a glimpse of her.
(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 All that day, as you may guess, I saw nothing of the strange lady.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And on the morrow until dinner-time I had but a glimpse of her.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All that day, as you may guess, I saw nothing of the strange lady.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And on the morrow until dinner-time I had but a glimpse of her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All that day, as you may guess, I saw nothing of the strange lady.
dinner-time
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From this reading And on the morrow until dinner-time I had but a glimpse of her.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
embrasurenoun
an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
the organ of sight
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
forenoonnoun
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading This was in the forenoon.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
frenzynounUS /ˈfrenzi/
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
freshlyadverbUS /ˈfreʃli/
very recently
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
a long fixed look
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
Gil
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From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
a quick look
From this reading And on the morrow until dinner-time I had but a glimpse of her.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading All that day, as you may guess, I saw nothing of the strange lady.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And on the morrow until dinner-time I had but a glimpse of her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And on the morrow until dinner-time I had but a glimpse of her.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
houndnounUS /haʊnd/
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
how
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From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All that day, as you may guess, I saw nothing of the strange lady.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was in the forenoon.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading All that day, as you may guess, I saw nothing of the strange lady.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
hear with intention
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
maidenlyadjective
befitting or characteristic of a maiden
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading All that day, as you may guess, I saw nothing of the strange lady.
merestadjectiveUS /ˈmerəst/
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/
the next day
From this reading And on the morrow until dinner-time I had but a glimpse of her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading All that day, as you may guess, I saw nothing of the strange lady.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All that day, as you may guess, I saw nothing of the strange lady.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on the morrow until dinner-time I had but a glimpse of her.
and nothing more
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
Perez
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From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
cut with a saw
From this reading All that day, as you may guess, I saw nothing of the strange lady.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
seawardadjectiveUS /ˈsiːwərd/
(of winds) coming from the land
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading All that day, as you may guess, I saw nothing of the strange lady.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that day, as you may guess, I saw nothing of the strange lady.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All that day, as you may guess, I saw nothing of the strange lady.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was in the forenoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And on the morrow until dinner-time I had but a glimpse of her.
precisely as stated
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was in the forenoon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
in or at the place that
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading She stood, with her hound beside her, in an embrasure of the wall, looking over the sea: to the eye a figure so maidenly and innocent and (in a sense) forlorn that I recalled Gil Perez' tale as the merest frenzy, and wondered how I had come to listen to it with any belief.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her seaward gaze would be passing over the very spot where we had laid him: only a low wall hiding the freshly turned earth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All that day, as you may guess, I saw nothing of the strange lady.
