used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
anew
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
balustradenoun
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had only been a sentence or two from the Voice.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
burnt-outadjective
exhausted as a result of longtime stress
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
cabling
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From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
chargedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrdʒd/
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
CharterverbUS /ˈtʃɑːrtər/
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
intentionally conceived
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
carefully weighed
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
ever-rising
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From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
facultynounUS /ˈfækəlti/
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
fearingverbUS /ˈfɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
Fontanelnoun
any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There had only been a sentence or two from the Voice.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
furiously-nerved
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From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
long-abated
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From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
menaceverbUS /ˈmenəs/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
and nothing more
From this reading There had only been a sentence or two from the Voice.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
Paula
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From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
Pelee
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From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
in the near future
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
on the contrary
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
repetitionnounUS /ˌrepəˈtɪʃən/
an event that repeats
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
seizurenounUS /ˈsiːʒər/
a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading There had only been a sentence or two from the Voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
stairwaynounUS /ˈsterweɪ/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had only been a sentence or two from the Voice.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
thrilledadjectiveUS /θrɪld/
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
tumultuousadjectiveUS /ˌtuːˈmʌltʃuːəs/
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
vibrationnounUS /vaɪˈbreɪʃən/
the act of vibrating
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
vitalized
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From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At the stairway, she halted, fearing at first some new mental seizure; then every faculty furiously-nerved, she listened at the balustrade for the repetition of a voice that an instant before had thrilled her to the soul....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment or two Paula was conscious of Pelee, and the gray menace that charged the burnt-out air.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then came the thought of Father Fontanel and the door that was never locked; and presently her new joy returned with ever-rising vibration--until the long-abated powers of her life were fully vitalized again....
showing curiosity
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was wondering, as she stepped into the hall and turned the key in her door, if she would be considered rather tumultuous in cabling Charter....
