used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
the act of burning something
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
rid of obstructions
From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
Conte
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From this reading Madame Le Conte had found the journey very fatiguing.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
Ethel
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From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
ExpositionnounUS /ˌekspəˈzɪʃən/
a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
fatiguingverbUS /fəˈtiːɡɪŋ/
-ing form of “fatigue” — lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading Madame Le Conte had found the journey very fatiguing.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
set up or found
From this reading Madame Le Conte had found the journey very fatiguing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
a young female
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Madame Le Conte had found the journey very fatiguing.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
impatiencenounUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Madame Le Conte had found the journey very fatiguing.
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Madame Le Conte had found the journey very fatiguing.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
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 “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
held dear
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Le Conte had found the journey very fatiguing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
overblownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈbloʊn/
puffed up with vanity
From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
questnounUS /kwest/
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
REUNITEDverbUS /ˌriːuːˈnaɪtɪd/
past form of “reunite” — have a reunion; unite again
From this reading REUNITED.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
only a very short time before
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
SPENSERnounUS /ˈspensər/
English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
move an implement through
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
tempests
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From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “After long storms and tempests overblown, The sun at length his joyous face doth clear.”--SPENSER.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
precisely as stated
From this reading Madame Le Conte had found the journey very fatiguing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For a few days she utterly refused to stir out of the house, indeed kept her room almost constantly, and would scarcely allow Ethel to go out of her sight.
a late time of life
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading This was hard on the young girl, for she was burning with impatience to be looking, not upon the rare and beautiful things brought together in the Exposition from all quarters of the earth, but for the loved one of whom she had been in quest for years.
