used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
cathedralsnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəlz/
plural of “cathedral” — any large and important church
From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
for the most part
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
Crim
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From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
placed crosswise
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
exhibitedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪbətəd/
past form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
expensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspensɪv/
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
furthermoreadverbUS /ˈfɜːrðərmɔːr/
in addition
From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
not any; not one
From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
popinjaynoun
a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
propheticadjectiveUS /prəˈfetɪk/
foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
rapturousadjectiveUS /ˈræptʃərəs/
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
restaurantsnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnts/
plural of “restaurant” — a building where people go to eat
From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
Tartarynoun
the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries
From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
tribesnounUS /traɪbz/
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
unmolestedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnməˈlestɪd/
not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed
From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
at the time that
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
Zora
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From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
