used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She did go to sleep at last, and she slept for a while very soundly.
anew
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She did go to sleep at last, and she slept for a while very soundly.
aroused or activated
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
bravelyadverbUS /ˈbreɪvli/
in a courageous manner
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
ConnounUS /kɑːn/
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did go to sleep at last, and she slept for a while very soundly.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She did go to sleep at last, and she slept for a while very soundly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She did go to sleep at last, and she slept for a while very soundly.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
immediately past
From this reading She did go to sleep at last, and she slept for a while very soundly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ROSY THINKS THINGS OVER.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
ROSYadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading ROSY THINKS THINGS OVER.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did go to sleep at last, and she slept for a while very soundly.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She did go to sleep at last, and she slept for a while very soundly.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading She did go to sleep at last, and she slept for a while very soundly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading She did go to sleep at last, and she slept for a while very soundly.
spidernounUS /ˈspaɪdər/
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
happening unexpectedly
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
a special situation
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading ROSY THINKS THINGS OVER.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading ROSY THINKS THINGS OVER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did go to sleep at last, and she slept for a while very soundly.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
precisely as stated
From this reading She did go to sleep at last, and she slept for a while very soundly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She did go to sleep at last, and she slept for a while very soundly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But suddenly she awoke, awoke quite completely, and with the feeling that something had awakened her, though what she did not know.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Whenever you find your heart despair Of doing some goodly thing, Con over this strain, try bravely again, And remember the spider and king."
