used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
anew
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
(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 FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
avowalnoun
a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
From this reading Only the greatest emotion could have given her the courage to make that avowal of her life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
conventnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənt/
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only the greatest emotion could have given her the courage to make that avowal of her life.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Only the greatest emotion could have given her the courage to make that avowal of her life.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
well in the past; former
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
any strong feeling
From this reading Only the greatest emotion could have given her the courage to make that avowal of her life.
eternallyadverbUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəli/
for a limitless time
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
FANE
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From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
formerlyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrmərli/
at a previous time
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Only the greatest emotion could have given her the courage to make that avowal of her life.
highest in quality
From this reading Only the greatest emotion could have given her the courage to make that avowal of her life.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only the greatest emotion could have given her the courage to make that avowal of her life.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
not accessible to view
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
impressedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprest/
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
immediately past
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Only the greatest emotion could have given her the courage to make that avowal of her life.
held up in the air
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
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 Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M RS.
engage in
From this reading Only the greatest emotion could have given her the courage to make that avowal of her life.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
momentarilyadverbUS /ˌmoʊmənˈterəli/
for an instant or moment
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only the greatest emotion could have given her the courage to make that avowal of her life.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the greatest emotion could have given her the courage to make that avowal of her life.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
RS
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From this reading M RS.
Saxby's
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From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
sensibilitynounUS /ˌsensɪˈbɪlɪti/
mental responsiveness and awareness
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
spectaclenounUS /ˈspektəkəl/
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
sustainedadjectiveUS /səˈsteɪnd/
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
in a swift manner
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only the greatest emotion could have given her the courage to make that avowal of her life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading During the days that elapsed between the revelation and the reading of Lord Saxby’s last letter, she had lived very much apart from her children, so that the spectacle of her solitary grief had been deeply impressed upon their sensibility.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
precisely as stated
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
vigilsnounUS /ˈvɪdʒəlz/
plural of “vigil” — a period of sleeplessness
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Michael was reminded by her attitude of those long vigils formerly sustained by ladies of noble birth before they departed into a convent to pray, eternally remote from the world.
a late time of life
From this reading FANE, having momentarily lifted the veil that all these years had hidden her personality from Michael and Stella, dropped it very swiftly again.
