used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading She could not pray, for while she said the words she knew the act was mockery, because she was continuing in wilful sin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
answersnounUS /ˈænsərz/
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
for the reason that
From this reading She could not pray, for while she said the words she knew the act was mockery, because she was continuing in wilful sin.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
confessedverbUS /kənˈfest/
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
continuingadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading She could not pray, for while she said the words she knew the act was mockery, because she was continuing in wilful sin.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
depressionnounUS /dɪˈpreʃən/
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
heavinessnoun
the property of being comparatively great in weight
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She could not pray, for while she said the words she knew the act was mockery, because she was continuing in wilful sin.
irritableadjectiveUS /ˈɪrətəbəl/
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
LillienounUS /ˈlɪli/
British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
mockerynounUS /ˈmɑːkəri/
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading She could not pray, for while she said the words she knew the act was mockery, because she was continuing in wilful sin.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
not any; not one
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading She could not pray, for while she said the words she knew the act was mockery, because she was continuing in wilful sin.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
resolvingnounUS /riˈzɑːlvɪŋ/
analysis into clear-cut components
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
relieve from
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She could not pray, for while she said the words she knew the act was mockery, because she was continuing in wilful sin.
cut with a saw
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
estrangement from god
From this reading She could not pray, for while she said the words she knew the act was mockery, because she was continuing in wilful sin.
sinceritynounUS /sɪnˈserəti/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
up to a particular time
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
timiditynounUS /təˈmɪdəti/
fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
wagingverbUS /ˈweɪdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “wage” — carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
warfarenounUS /ˈwɔːrfer/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading But timidity held her back; she kept putting off the evil day, and rose each morning with a sense of heaviness and depression about her, resolving to get rid of the weight before another night came.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She knew quite well that she could have no peace till she confessed her fault, she saw that she could not do right till that spot on her usual truth and sincerity had been washed out.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
at the time that
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She could not pray, for while she said the words she knew the act was mockery, because she was continuing in wilful sin.
wilfuladjective
done by design
From this reading She could not pray, for while she said the words she knew the act was mockery, because she was continuing in wilful sin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lillie had never spent such miserable days as those two when the warfare with her conscience was waging continually.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She could not pray, for while she said the words she knew the act was mockery, because she was continuing in wilful sin.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Everything went wrong, nothing gave her any pleasure, she was thoroughly miserable, and so irritable that she had to be sent two or three times each day to her room for cross answers and ill conduct.
