used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She attributed her escape rather to a sudden realisation on his part that she would be unhappy if he persisted.
attributedverbUS /əˈtrɪbjətɪd/
past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading She attributed her escape rather to a sudden realisation on his part that she would be unhappy if he persisted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She attributed her escape rather to a sudden realisation on his part that she would be unhappy if he persisted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But was it she who had resisted?
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Now, what was the cause of this sudden realisation, this sudden scruple?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For one seemed to have come into Owen's mind.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading She attributed her escape rather to a sudden realisation on his part that she would be unhappy if he persisted.
Evelyn
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From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For one seemed to have come into Owen's mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She attributed her escape rather to a sudden realisation on his part that she would be unhappy if he persisted.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She attributed her escape rather to a sudden realisation on his part that she would be unhappy if he persisted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For one seemed to have come into Owen's mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
immediately past
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading For one seemed to have come into Owen's mind.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, what was the cause of this sudden realisation, this sudden scruple?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She attributed her escape rather to a sudden realisation on his part that she would be unhappy if he persisted.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one seemed to have come into Owen's mind.
Owen'snounUS /ˈoʊənz/
possessive form of “owen” — Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She attributed her escape rather to a sudden realisation on his part that she would be unhappy if he persisted.
persistedverbUS /pərˈsɪstɪd/
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading She attributed her escape rather to a sudden realisation on his part that she would be unhappy if he persisted.
on the contrary
From this reading She attributed her escape rather to a sudden realisation on his part that she would be unhappy if he persisted.
realisationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
From this reading She attributed her escape rather to a sudden realisation on his part that she would be unhappy if he persisted.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
resistedverbUS /rɪˈzɪstɪd/
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading But was it she who had resisted?
scruplenounUS /ˈskruːpəl/
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
From this reading Now, what was the cause of this sudden realisation, this sudden scruple?
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For one seemed to have come into Owen's mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading She attributed her escape rather to a sudden realisation on his part that she would be unhappy if he persisted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, what was the cause of this sudden realisation, this sudden scruple?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading She attributed her escape rather to a sudden realisation on his part that she would be unhappy if he persisted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But was it she who had resisted?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, what was the cause of this sudden realisation, this sudden scruple?
which person or people
From this reading But was it she who had resisted?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She attributed her escape rather to a sudden realisation on his part that she would be unhappy if he persisted.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading Evelyn thought of Owen's letter, the last he had written to her, for in it he reminded her that she had nearly yielded to him.
