used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
Bess
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From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
Bess's
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From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Once, stung beyond reason, she sprang up and would have fled from them, with burning ears.
the act of burning something
From this reading Once, stung beyond reason, she sprang up and would have fled from them, with burning ears.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
buttverbUS /bʌt/
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The gipsy lad did not speak.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Once, stung beyond reason, she sprang up and would have fled from them, with burning ears.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Strangely, the one of the four who said nothing, was the one whom she feared the most.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Once, stung beyond reason, she sprang up and would have fled from them, with burning ears.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Strangely, the one of the four who said nothing, was the one whom she feared the most.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
gallantries
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From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
gipsynoun
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading The gipsy lad did not speak.
a young female
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
hatefuladjectiveUS /ˈheɪtfəl/
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Once, stung beyond reason, she sprang up and would have fled from them, with burning ears.
Henrietta
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From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
jestsnounUS /dʒests/
plural of “jest” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
a boy or man
From this reading The gipsy lad did not speak.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
engage in
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Strangely, the one of the four who said nothing, was the one whom she feared the most.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The gipsy lad did not speak.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Strangely, the one of the four who said nothing, was the one whom she feared the most.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
odiousadjectiveUS /ˈoʊdiəs/
unequivocally detestable
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
on one occasion
From this reading Once, stung beyond reason, she sprang up and would have fled from them, with burning ears.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Strangely, the one of the four who said nothing, was the one whom she feared the most.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Once, stung beyond reason, she sprang up and would have fled from them, with burning ears.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
resignedverbUS /rɪˈzaɪnd/
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Strangely, the one of the four who said nothing, was the one whom she feared the most.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once, stung beyond reason, she sprang up and would have fled from them, with burning ears.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
soberedverbUS /ˈsoʊbərd/
past form of “sober” — cause to become sober
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
express in speech
From this reading The gipsy lad did not speak.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Once, stung beyond reason, she sprang up and would have fled from them, with burning ears.
in a strange manner
From this reading Strangely, the one of the four who said nothing, was the one whom she feared the most.
stungadjectiveUS /stʌŋ/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading Once, stung beyond reason, she sprang up and would have fled from them, with burning ears.
supped
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From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Once, stung beyond reason, she sprang up and would have fled from them, with burning ears.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
push forcefully
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Once, stung beyond reason, she sprang up and would have fled from them, with burning ears.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/
in a violent manner
From this reading But Bess seized her by the shoulders and thrust her back violently into her seat; and, sobered by the force used to her, and terrified lest the men should lay hands on her, she resigned herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
accept gladly
From this reading The men followed Bess’s lead, and as they supped never ceased to make Henrietta the butt of odious jests and more odious gallantries; until, now pale, now red, the girl was eager to welcome any issue from a position so hateful.
which person or people
From this reading Strangely, the one of the four who said nothing, was the one whom she feared the most.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Strangely, the one of the four who said nothing, was the one whom she feared the most.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once, stung beyond reason, she sprang up and would have fled from them, with burning ears.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Once, stung beyond reason, she sprang up and would have fled from them, with burning ears.
