used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
anew
From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
in the past
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
brackennounUS /ˈbrækən/
fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
the act of burning something
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
busiedverbUS /ˈbɪzid/
inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
creasesnounUS /ˈkriːsɪz/
plural of “crease” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
dew-stains
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From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
drearadjective
causing dejection
From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
else
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From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
invariablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈveriəbli/
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
JUDITH'S
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From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
Killigrew
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From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
linennounUS /ˈlɪnən/
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
lover'snounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
reactionnounUS /riˈækʃən/
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
cut with a saw
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
spacesnounUS /ˈspeɪsəz/
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
a state of acute pain
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
sweet-smellingadjective
having a natural fragrance
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
hard to endure
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
wakefuladjective
carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
From this reading Now as she lay, spent but wakeful, sick at heart and soul, she saw again the self that had stayed in this house when first she grew to know him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
at the time that
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
a Caucasian
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Then she sat long by the window before she went to bed and laid the head that a few hours ago had known a sweet-smelling bracken pillow against the linen that could not cool her burning cheek.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading She was wont to live over again in the drear spaces of time the history of her life since she had known him, and it was the history of her love for him and of very little else.
yieldingadjectiveUS /ˈjiːldɪŋ/
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
From this reading She was suffering as she invariably did every time she gave the lover's gift to Killigrew; and always she paid for the joy of yielding with hours of reaction.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading JUDITH'S WHITE NIGHT When Judith came in during the young dark hours of that morning, she could not sleep, and for a time she busied herself trying to remove the creases and dew-stains from her gown.
