1882
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From this reading In the summer of 1882, the little Carinthian village of Heiligenblut was haunted by two persons.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
AlpsnounUS /ælps/
a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her hair was white as silver, and she wore a long black veil.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Her hair was white as silver, and she wore a long black veil.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the summer of 1882, the little Carinthian village of Heiligenblut was haunted by two persons.
Carinthian
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From this reading In the summer of 1882, the little Carinthian village of Heiligenblut was haunted by two persons.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
a person of German nationality
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
glaciernounUS /ˈɡleɪʃər/
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
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 One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading In the summer of 1882, the little Carinthian village of Heiligenblut was haunted by two persons.
Heiligenblut
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From this reading In the summer of 1882, the little Carinthian village of Heiligenblut was haunted by two persons.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hair was white as silver, and she wore a long black veil.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the summer of 1882, the little Carinthian village of Heiligenblut was haunted by two persons.
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 One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the summer of 1882, the little Carinthian village of Heiligenblut was haunted by two persons.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading In the summer of 1882, the little Carinthian village of Heiligenblut was haunted by two persons.
scientistnounUS /ˈsaɪəntɪst/
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her hair was white as silver, and she wore a long black veil.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Her hair was white as silver, and she wore a long black veil.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
spectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading In the summer of 1882, the little Carinthian village of Heiligenblut was haunted by two persons.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In the summer of 1882, the little Carinthian village of Heiligenblut was haunted by two persons.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading Her hair was white as silver, and she wore a long black veil.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading In the summer of 1882, the little Carinthian village of Heiligenblut was haunted by two persons.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the summer of 1882, the little Carinthian village of Heiligenblut was haunted by two persons.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
wherein
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From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
a Caucasian
From this reading Her hair was white as silver, and she wore a long black veil.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading So the woman's life went on in England, and the glacier in the Alps moved on slowly; and the woman waited for it to be gone.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Her hair was white as silver, and she wore a long black veil.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading One was a young German scientist, with long hair and spectacles; the other was a tall English lady, slightly bent, with a face wherein the finger of time had deeply written tender things.
