used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
advancingadjectiveUS /ədˈvænsɪŋ/
moving forward
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
(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 longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
any thing at all
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
battlementsnounUS /ˈbætəlmənts/
plural of “battlement” — a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
châteaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
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 trembled to meet him, but yet as she gazed there was nothing stern or harsh or cold in his countenance.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading She longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading She trembled to meet him, but yet as she gazed there was nothing stern or harsh or cold in his countenance.
d'Albret
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From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
drawbridgenounUS /ˈdrɔːbrɪdʒ/
a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading She longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
embrasures
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From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
yet to be or coming
From this reading She longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She trembled to meet him, but yet as she gazed there was nothing stern or harsh or cold in his countenance.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
harshadjectiveUS /hɑːrʃ/
unpleasantly stern
From this reading She trembled to meet him, but yet as she gazed there was nothing stern or harsh or cold in his countenance.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She trembled to meet him, but yet as she gazed there was nothing stern or harsh or cold in his countenance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She trembled to meet him, but yet as she gazed there was nothing stern or harsh or cold in his countenance.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading She longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
come together
From this reading She trembled to meet him, but yet as she gazed there was nothing stern or harsh or cold in his countenance.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
Montigni
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From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She trembled to meet him, but yet as she gazed there was nothing stern or harsh or cold in his countenance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She trembled to meet him, but yet as she gazed there was nothing stern or harsh or cold in his countenance.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
precisionnounUS /priˈsɪʒən/
the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
cut with a saw
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
sensationsnounUS /senˈseɪʃənz/
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading She longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading She trembled to meet him, but yet as she gazed there was nothing stern or harsh or cold in his countenance.
stone-work
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From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
to a sufficient degree
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She trembled to meet him, but yet as she gazed there was nothing stern or harsh or cold in his countenance.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She longed eagerly to think over all that had taken place that morning, over her own sensations, over her past, over her future conduct.
in the direction of
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading She trembled to meet him, but yet as she gazed there was nothing stern or harsh or cold in his countenance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She trembled to meet him, but yet as she gazed there was nothing stern or harsh or cold in his countenance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading But her ideas were all in wild confusion; and she could not command her mind sufficiently to give them anything like order and precision.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a few minutes, however, she heard a step; and looking round towards the door which led across the drawbridge into the château, she saw De Montigni advancing towards her with a quick pace.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The heart of poor Rose d'Albret beat so fast as she sat upon the battlements, leaning her head and arm upon the stone-work of one of the embrasures, that she feared she would faint before De Montigni appeared.
but in spite of that
From this reading She trembled to meet him, but yet as she gazed there was nothing stern or harsh or cold in his countenance.
