used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
abnormalitynounUS /ˌæbnɔːrˈmæləti/
an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
acuteadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːt/
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
From this reading As for Madame Nestor, might she not have reached a more acute stage of a similar derangement?
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Attributing evil strategies to another was not easy for Paula.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
AttributingverbUS /əˈtrɪbjətɪŋ/
-ing form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading Attributing evil strategies to another was not easy for Paula.
aversionnounUS /əˈvɜːrʒən/
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
BellinghamnounUS /ˈbelɪŋhæm/
a town in northwestern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
coincidentadjectiveUS /koʊˈɪnsədənt/
occurring or operating at the same time
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not hold this suspicion long.
derangementnoun
a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
From this reading As for Madame Nestor, might she not have reached a more acute stage of a similar derangement?
designedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪnd/
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Attributing evil strategies to another was not easy for Paula.
divisible by two
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Attributing evil strategies to another was not easy for Paula.
feminineadjectiveUS /ˈfemənən/
associated with women and not with men
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Attributing evil strategies to another was not easy for Paula.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As for Madame Nestor, might she not have reached a more acute stage of a similar derangement?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She could not hold this suspicion long.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
intangiblenounUS /ˌɪnˈtændʒəbəl/
assets that are saleable though not material or physical
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
intellectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəl/
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
and nothing more
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
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 She could not hold this suspicion long.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading As for Madame Nestor, might she not have reached a more acute stage of a similar derangement?
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As for Madame Nestor, might she not have reached a more acute stage of a similar derangement?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As for Madame Nestor, might she not have reached a more acute stage of a similar derangement?
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
NestornounUS /ˈnestər/
(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
From this reading As for Madame Nestor, might she not have reached a more acute stage of a similar derangement?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not hold this suspicion long.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
on one occasion
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
outburstnounUS /ˈaʊtbɜːrst/
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
Paula
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From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
prerogativesnounUS /prɪˈrɑːɡətɪvz/
plural of “prerogative” — a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
on the contrary
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As for Madame Nestor, might she not have reached a more acute stage of a similar derangement?
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not hold this suspicion long.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading As for Madame Nestor, might she not have reached a more acute stage of a similar derangement?
simpleradjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpələr/
comparative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
softenverbUS /ˈsɑːfən/
make (images or sounds) soft or softer
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading As for Madame Nestor, might she not have reached a more acute stage of a similar derangement?
strategiesnounUS /ˈstrætədʒiz/
plural of “strategy” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading Attributing evil strategies to another was not easy for Paula.
stressnounUS /stres/
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading She could not hold this suspicion long.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She could not hold this suspicion long.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Just once, the thought came to Paula that Bellingham had designed a meeting such as took place in the Park to soften her aversion and clear from her mind any idea of his abnormality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Attributing evil strategies to another was not easy for Paula.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The simpler way now was to give him every benefit, even to regard the recent dreadful adventures with an intangible devil--as an outburst of her neglected feminine prerogatives, coincident with the stress of her rather lonely intellectual life.
