used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
anew
From this reading The realisation of what had occurred came upon her, and the hot blood rose to her face and ebbed away again, and rose once more.
(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 In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
answersnounUS /ˈænsərz/
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Corona was ill at ease.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The realisation of what had occurred came upon her, and the hot blood rose to her face and ebbed away again, and rose once more.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The realisation of what had occurred came upon her, and the hot blood rose to her face and ebbed away again, and rose once more.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
CoronanounUS /kərˈoʊnə/
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
From this reading Corona was ill at ease.
cotillon
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From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Corona was ill at ease.
ebbedverbUS /ˈebəd/
past form of “ebb” — flow back or recede
From this reading The realisation of what had occurred came upon her, and the hot blood rose to her face and ebbed away again, and rose once more.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The realisation of what had occurred came upon her, and the hot blood rose to her face and ebbed away again, and rose once more.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
Giovanni
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From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The realisation of what had occurred came upon her, and the hot blood rose to her face and ebbed away again, and rose once more.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The realisation of what had occurred came upon her, and the hot blood rose to her face and ebbed away again, and rose once more.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
how
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From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Corona was ill at ease.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
lengthenedadjectiveUS /ˈleŋθənd/
drawn out or made longer spatially
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
easily agitated
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading The realisation of what had occurred came upon her, and the hot blood rose to her face and ebbed away again, and rose once more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
on one occasion
From this reading The realisation of what had occurred came upon her, and the hot blood rose to her face and ebbed away again, and rose once more.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
outweighedverbUS /aʊˈtweɪd/
past form of “outweigh” — be heavier than
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
go across or through
From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
one of four equal parts
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
realisationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
From this reading The realisation of what had occurred came upon her, and the hot blood rose to her face and ebbed away again, and rose once more.
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The realisation of what had occurred came upon her, and the hot blood rose to her face and ebbed away again, and rose once more.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
for a short time
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But as the minutes lengthened to a quarter of an hour, then to half an hour, she grew nervous, and her answers came more and more shortly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The realisation of what had occurred came upon her, and the hot blood rose to her face and ebbed away again, and rose once more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Corona was ill at ease.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The realisation of what had occurred came upon her, and the hot blood rose to her face and ebbed away again, and rose once more.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the first few moments of being alone with Giovanni the pleasure she felt outweighed all other thoughts.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She said to herself that she should never have given him the cotillon, and she wondered how the remainder of the time would pass.
