used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
react verbally
From this reading Pretty Michal did not immediately expire on receiving this answer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
befallverbUS /bɪˈfɔːl/
become of; happen to
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Then she held her breath and fancied that her last hour had come.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then she held her breath and fancied that her last hour had come.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Pretty Michal did not immediately expire on receiving this answer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
divisible by two
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
expireverbUS /ɪkˈspaɪr/
lose validity
From this reading Pretty Michal did not immediately expire on receiving this answer.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading Then she held her breath and fancied that her last hour had come.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
frozeverbUS /froʊz/
inflected form of “freeze” — stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then she held her breath and fancied that her last hour had come.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Then she held her breath and fancied that her last hour had come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Then she held her breath and fancied that her last hour had come.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Pretty Michal did not immediately expire on receiving this answer.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
immediately past
From this reading Then she held her breath and fancied that her last hour had come.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
Michal
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From this reading Pretty Michal did not immediately expire on receiving this answer.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
be obedient to
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pretty Michal did not immediately expire on receiving this answer.
perilsnounUS /ˈperəlz/
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
pitch-blackadjective
extremely dark
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Pretty Michal did not immediately expire on receiving this answer.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading Pretty Michal did not immediately expire on receiving this answer.
resignedverbUS /rɪˈzaɪnd/
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she held her breath and fancied that her last hour had come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Pretty Michal did not immediately expire on receiving this answer.
tipsnounUS /tɪps/
plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
Wherein
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From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
which person or people
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
