used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "By God," he said to himself, "we’ll see about that!"
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading All round him, as he stood there in amazement, the air seemed to be filled with the song of birds.
(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 All round him, as he stood there in amazement, the air seemed to be filled with the song of birds.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading All round him, as he stood there in amazement, the air seemed to be filled with the song of birds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All round him, as he stood there in amazement, the air seemed to be filled with the song of birds.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
bewilderingverbUS /bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/
-ing form of “bewilder” — be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading All round him, as he stood there in amazement, the air seemed to be filled with the song of birds.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By God," he said to himself, "we’ll see about that!"
clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading Franklin watched her, with his hands clenched and his mouth set.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading All round him, as he stood there in amazement, the air seemed to be filled with the song of birds.
FranklinnounUS /ˈfræŋklɪn/
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
From this reading Franklin watched her, with his hands clenched and his mouth set.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "By God," he said to himself, "we’ll see about that!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Franklin watched her, with his hands clenched and his mouth set.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By God," he said to himself, "we’ll see about that!"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
heelnounUS /hiːl/
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All round him, as he stood there in amazement, the air seemed to be filled with the song of birds.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "By God," he said to himself, "we’ll see about that!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Franklin watched her, with his hands clenched and his mouth set.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All round him, as he stood there in amazement, the air seemed to be filled with the song of birds.
intoxicatingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːksɪkeɪtɪŋ/
causing intoxication
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Franklin watched her, with his hands clenched and his mouth set.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All round him, as he stood there in amazement, the air seemed to be filled with the song of birds.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
outburstnounUS /ˈaʊtbɜːrst/
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading All round him, as he stood there in amazement, the air seemed to be filled with the song of birds.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "By God," he said to himself, "we’ll see about that!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "By God," he said to himself, "we’ll see about that!"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All round him, as he stood there in amazement, the air seemed to be filled with the song of birds.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Franklin watched her, with his hands clenched and his mouth set.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading All round him, as he stood there in amazement, the air seemed to be filled with the song of birds.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading All round him, as he stood there in amazement, the air seemed to be filled with the song of birds.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "By God," he said to himself, "we’ll see about that!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
in or at that place or location
From this reading All round him, as he stood there in amazement, the air seemed to be filled with the song of birds.
thicklyadverbUS /ˈθɪkli/
spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
in the direction of
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Franklin watched her, with his hands clenched and his mouth set.
we'll
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From this reading "By God," he said to himself, "we’ll see about that!"
welled
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From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then she turned on her heel and swung away, with the roses seeming to bend towards her as she went.
the words that are spoken
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And he would have added more angry words, thickly, to his mental outburst, if a new feeling,—bewildering, painful, intoxicating,—had not welled up to his heart.
