used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
(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 The blood seemed to stop in her veins, blocking up all the avenues of life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
avenuesnounUS /ˈævənuːz/
plural of “avenue” — a line of approach
From this reading The blood seemed to stop in her veins, blocking up all the avenues of life.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
blockingnounUS /ˈblɑːkɪŋ/
the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
From this reading The blood seemed to stop in her veins, blocking up all the avenues of life.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The blood seemed to stop in her veins, blocking up all the avenues of life.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The breath choked up her throat, and from heart to limb she seemed turning to stone.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading The breath choked up her throat, and from heart to limb she seemed turning to stone.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
deepenedverbUS /ˈdiːpənd/
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
door-step
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From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
divisible by two
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
opinion or judgment
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The breath choked up her throat, and from heart to limb she seemed turning to stone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The breath choked up her throat, and from heart to limb she seemed turning to stone.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The blood seemed to stop in her veins, blocking up all the avenues of life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
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 When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The blood seemed to stop in her veins, blocking up all the avenues of life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading The breath choked up her throat, and from heart to limb she seemed turning to stone.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blood seemed to stop in her veins, blocking up all the avenues of life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
Parris
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From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
except for; apart from
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
cut with a saw
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The blood seemed to stop in her veins, blocking up all the avenues of life.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading SOUL TORTURES.
having a supporting base
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The breath choked up her throat, and from heart to limb she seemed turning to stone.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading The blood seemed to stop in her veins, blocking up all the avenues of life.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
the rays of the sun
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
a special situation
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The breath choked up her throat, and from heart to limb she seemed turning to stone.
up to a particular time
From this reading During some heavy minutes, she stood in this position, like a thing of marble, save that her hair had sunshine in it, and her eyes deepened in color till they seemed black.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The blood seemed to stop in her veins, blocking up all the avenues of life.
TORTURESnounUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərz/
plural of “torture” — extreme mental distress
From this reading SOUL TORTURES.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The breath choked up her throat, and from heart to limb she seemed turning to stone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The blood seemed to stop in her veins, blocking up all the avenues of life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading The blood seemed to stop in her veins, blocking up all the avenues of life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
at the time that
From this reading When Elizabeth Parris was left standing on the door-step, and saw every one drift toward the shore, a sensation fell upon her, so strange and even terrible, that she thought herself dying.
