used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
Athenais
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From this reading Has Athenais gone away with my jewel-safe?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Has Athenais gone away with my jewel-safe?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
culottenoun
a divided skirt
From this reading 'Have you had a _culotte_ yonder?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
dominatingadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːməneɪtɪŋ/
most powerful or important or influential
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading Or have our friends the Nihilists fired Zaraizoff?'
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Or have our friends the Nihilists fired Zaraizoff?'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Has Athenais gone away with my jewel-safe?
death of a person
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Have you had a _culotte_ yonder?
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has Athenais gone away with my jewel-safe?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Have you had a _culotte_ yonder?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
jewel-safe
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From this reading Has Athenais gone away with my jewel-safe?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
mockerynounUS /ˈmɑːkəri/
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Has Athenais gone away with my jewel-safe?
Napraxine
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From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
NihilistsnounUS /ˈnaɪələsts/
plural of “nihilist” — someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
From this reading Or have our friends the Nihilists fired Zaraizoff?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or have our friends the Nihilists fired Zaraizoff?'
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Or have our friends the Nihilists fired Zaraizoff?'
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
Platon
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From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
by chance
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
transientnounUS /ˈtrænʒənt/
one who stays for only a short time
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What can possibly be the matter, Platon?' she said, with a vague sense of alarm, but with her inevitable mockery of him dominating her transient anxiety.
which person or people
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the following day as she returned from her drive, she was met, to her great surprise, by Napraxine, who descended the steps of the house with a face unusually pale, and a manner unusually grave.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading 'Have you had a _culotte_ yonder?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Have you had a _culotte_ yonder?
Zaraizoff
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From this reading Or have our friends the Nihilists fired Zaraizoff?'
