anew
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading ‘It would be agreeable to have some idea of what is coming.’
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading He felt out of humour, wearied, annoyed.
any thing at all
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
Assher
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From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading ‘It would be agreeable to have some idea of what is coming.’
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
determinesverbUS /dəˈtɜːrmənz/
third-person singular of “determine” — establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt out of humour, wearied, annoyed.
gravelnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘It would be agreeable to have some idea of what is coming.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt out of humour, wearied, annoyed.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading He felt out of humour, wearied, annoyed.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ‘It would be agreeable to have some idea of what is coming.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘It would be agreeable to have some idea of what is coming.’
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘It would be agreeable to have some idea of what is coming.’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
opposeverbUS /əˈpoʊz/
be against; express opposition to
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
Sarti
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From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Captain Wybrow was silent.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ‘It would be agreeable to have some idea of what is coming.’
in the near future
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Wybrow was silent.
weariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/
exhausted
From this reading He felt out of humour, wearied, annoyed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
at the time that
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading There come moments when one almost determines never again to oppose anything but dead silence to an angry woman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘It would be agreeable to have some idea of what is coming.’
Wybrow
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From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti?’ said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
