AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After it came, it seemed to have been there all along.
(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 After it came, it seemed to have been there all along.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading After it came, it seemed to have been there all along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That it would on the whole be entertaining to break down her defences and subdue her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first he blinded himself with the belief that he was only piqued.
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading It would be difficult to say when the awakening first came to Lawrence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be difficult to say when the awakening first came to Lawrence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After it came, it seemed to have been there all along.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before it came he felt it growing every day.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading At first he blinded himself with the belief that he was only piqued.
blindedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪndɪd/
deprived of sight
From this reading At first he blinded himself with the belief that he was only piqued.
terminate
From this reading That it would on the whole be entertaining to break down her defences and subdue her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It would be difficult to say when the awakening first came to Lawrence.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Before it came he felt it growing every day.
defences
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From this reading That it would on the whole be entertaining to break down her defences and subdue her.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It would be difficult to say when the awakening first came to Lawrence.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading That it would on the whole be entertaining to break down her defences and subdue her.
entertainingadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/
agreeably diverting
From this reading That it would on the whole be entertaining to break down her defences and subdue her.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Before it came he felt it growing every day.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Before it came he felt it growing every day.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It would be difficult to say when the awakening first came to Lawrence.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Before it came he felt it growing every day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After it came, it seemed to have been there all along.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before it came he felt it growing every day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That it would on the whole be entertaining to break down her defences and subdue her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At first he blinded himself with the belief that he was only piqued.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be difficult to say when the awakening first came to Lawrence.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading It would be difficult to say when the awakening first came to Lawrence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That it would on the whole be entertaining to break down her defences and subdue her.
and nothing more
From this reading At first he blinded himself with the belief that he was only piqued.
piquedverbUS /piːkt/
past form of “pique” — cause to feel resentment or indignation
From this reading At first he blinded himself with the belief that he was only piqued.
express in words
From this reading It would be difficult to say when the awakening first came to Lawrence.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading After it came, it seemed to have been there all along.
subdueverbUS /səbˈduː/
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading That it would on the whole be entertaining to break down her defences and subdue her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first he blinded himself with the belief that he was only piqued.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would be difficult to say when the awakening first came to Lawrence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading After it came, it seemed to have been there all along.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be difficult to say when the awakening first came to Lawrence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first he blinded himself with the belief that he was only piqued.
at the time that
From this reading It would be difficult to say when the awakening first came to Lawrence.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading That it would on the whole be entertaining to break down her defences and subdue her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At first he blinded himself with the belief that he was only piqued.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be difficult to say when the awakening first came to Lawrence.
