used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
(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 She was in black, her veil hurriedly thrown back, and the features beneath it were all blurred by distress and fatigue.
Allison
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From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
Ancoats's
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From this reading Shrunken, pale, and grief-stricken, Ancoats's poor mother entered, her eye seeking eagerly for Maxwell, perceiving nothing else.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
appealingadjectiveUS /əˈpiːlɪŋ/
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She was in black, her veil hurriedly thrown back, and the features beneath it were all blurred by distress and fatigue.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She was in black, her veil hurriedly thrown back, and the features beneath it were all blurred by distress and fatigue.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She was in black, her veil hurriedly thrown back, and the features beneath it were all blurred by distress and fatigue.
blurredadjectiveUS /blɜːrd/
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading She was in black, her veil hurriedly thrown back, and the features beneath it were all blurred by distress and fatigue.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
psychological suffering
From this reading She was in black, her veil hurriedly thrown back, and the features beneath it were all blurred by distress and fatigue.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Shrunken, pale, and grief-stricken, Ancoats's poor mother entered, her eye seeking eagerly for Maxwell, perceiving nothing else.
one or the other of two
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
else
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From this reading Shrunken, pale, and grief-stricken, Ancoats's poor mother entered, her eye seeking eagerly for Maxwell, perceiving nothing else.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Shrunken, pale, and grief-stricken, Ancoats's poor mother entered, her eye seeking eagerly for Maxwell, perceiving nothing else.
the organ of sight
From this reading Shrunken, pale, and grief-stricken, Ancoats's poor mother entered, her eye seeking eagerly for Maxwell, perceiving nothing else.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading She was in black, her veil hurriedly thrown back, and the features beneath it were all blurred by distress and fatigue.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading She was in black, her veil hurriedly thrown back, and the features beneath it were all blurred by distress and fatigue.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
grief-strickenadjective
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading Shrunken, pale, and grief-stricken, Ancoats's poor mother entered, her eye seeking eagerly for Maxwell, perceiving nothing else.
habitualadjectiveUS /həˈbɪtʃuːəl/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
only a very short time before
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Shrunken, pale, and grief-stricken, Ancoats's poor mother entered, her eye seeking eagerly for Maxwell, perceiving nothing else.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Marcella hurried to her.
hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading She was in black, her veil hurriedly thrown back, and the features beneath it were all blurred by distress and fatigue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was in black, her veil hurriedly thrown back, and the features beneath it were all blurred by distress and fatigue.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
Marcella
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From this reading Marcella hurried to her.
MaxwellnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
a particular point in time
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Shrunken, pale, and grief-stricken, Ancoats's poor mother entered, her eye seeking eagerly for Maxwell, perceiving nothing else.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Shrunken, pale, and grief-stricken, Ancoats's poor mother entered, her eye seeking eagerly for Maxwell, perceiving nothing else.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Shrunken, pale, and grief-stricken, Ancoats's poor mother entered, her eye seeking eagerly for Maxwell, perceiving nothing else.
perceivingverbUS /pərˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “perceive” — to become aware of through the senses
From this reading Shrunken, pale, and grief-stricken, Ancoats's poor mother entered, her eye seeking eagerly for Maxwell, perceiving nothing else.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Shrunken, pale, and grief-stricken, Ancoats's poor mother entered, her eye seeking eagerly for Maxwell, perceiving nothing else.
recognisedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
provided with a secure reputation
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
the act of searching for something
From this reading Shrunken, pale, and grief-stricken, Ancoats's poor mother entered, her eye seeking eagerly for Maxwell, perceiving nothing else.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in black, her veil hurriedly thrown back, and the features beneath it were all blurred by distress and fatigue.
ShrunkenadjectiveUS /ˈʃrʌŋkən/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading Shrunken, pale, and grief-stricken, Ancoats's poor mother entered, her eye seeking eagerly for Maxwell, perceiving nothing else.
without speaking
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
not in physical motion
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
in or at that place or location
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading She was in black, her veil hurriedly thrown back, and the features beneath it were all blurred by distress and fatigue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marcella hurried to her.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading She was in black, her veil hurriedly thrown back, and the features beneath it were all blurred by distress and fatigue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was in black, her veil hurriedly thrown back, and the features beneath it were all blurred by distress and fatigue.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The door opened silently, and there came in a figure that for a moment was hardly recognised by either Maxwell or his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Allison took her hand in both her own with the soft, appealing motion habitual to her, then said hastily, still looking at Maxwell:
