used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was no longer merely a harp for Christina's fingers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I shall not run after you.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
(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 Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading TURN, FORTUNE, TURN THY WHEEL-- Ten Euyck's face blazed white with anger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
barricadedadjectiveUS /ˈbærəkeɪdɪd/
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
bewildermentnounUS /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
blazedverbUS /bleɪzd/
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading TURN, FORTUNE, TURN THY WHEEL-- Ten Euyck's face blazed white with anger.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
Christina's
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From this reading He was no longer merely a harp for Christina's fingers.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
dearly loved
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
Euyck's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TURN, FORTUNE, TURN THY WHEEL-- Ten Euyck's face blazed white with anger.
divisible by two
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading TURN, FORTUNE, TURN THY WHEEL-- Ten Euyck's face blazed white with anger.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He was no longer merely a harp for Christina's fingers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was no longer merely a harp for Christina's fingers.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading TURN, FORTUNE, TURN THY WHEEL-- Ten Euyck's face blazed white with anger.
brought together in one place
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
gildedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪldɪd/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
harpnounUS /hɑːrp/
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading He was no longer merely a harp for Christina's fingers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was no longer merely a harp for Christina's fingers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
for more time
From this reading He was no longer merely a harp for Christina's fingers.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
and nothing more
From this reading He was no longer merely a harp for Christina's fingers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
not any; not one
From this reading He was no longer merely a harp for Christina's fingers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
participate in games or sport
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
with low volume
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I shall not run after you.
express in words
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not run after you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading TURN, FORTUNE, TURN THY WHEEL-- Ten Euyck's face blazed white with anger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading TURN, FORTUNE, TURN THY WHEEL-- Ten Euyck's face blazed white with anger.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She stood at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading TURN, FORTUNE, TURN THY WHEEL-- Ten Euyck's face blazed white with anger.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Sick with rage, driven with bewilderment and some touch of vague suspicion, all his cold strength gathered itself.
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 at the far end of the room with her back against the wall, barricaded, indeed, by a little gilded table, but not at all alarmed or even concerned, and the master of the situation forced himself to say quietly, "I am tired of play, my dear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was no longer merely a harp for Christina's fingers.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading TURN, FORTUNE, TURN THY WHEEL-- Ten Euyck's face blazed white with anger.
a Caucasian
From this reading TURN, FORTUNE, TURN THY WHEEL-- Ten Euyck's face blazed white with anger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TURN, FORTUNE, TURN THY WHEEL-- Ten Euyck's face blazed white with anger.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall not run after you.
