used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
(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 She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
not characterized by emotion
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
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 She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
Cornelia
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From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
eyeballsnounUS /ˈaɪbɔːlz/
plural of “eyeball” — the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
frequentverbUS /ˈfriːkwənt/
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
garishadjectiveUS /ˈɡerɪʃ/
tastelessly showy
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
grayeradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪər/
comparative of “gray” — of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
heavieradjectiveUS /ˈheviər/
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
Louise
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From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspərˈeɪʃən/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
trolleynounUS /ˈtrɑːli/
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
