used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
amainadverb
at full speed; with great haste
From this reading I lifted her upon the bed, and screamed amain for the nurse, for the maid, but not a soul came.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I lifted her upon the bed, and screamed amain for the nurse, for the maid, but not a soul came.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I lifted her upon the bed, and screamed amain for the nurse, for the maid, but not a soul came.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
clappedverbUS /klæpt/
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading I rubbed Lizzy's hands; clapped them; tried her smelling-bottle.
crazedadjectiveUS /kreɪzd/
driven insane
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
demanding attention
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
drownverbUS /draʊn/
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
flingverbUS /flɪŋ/
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I lifted her upon the bed, and screamed amain for the nurse, for the maid, but not a soul came.
set up or found
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "'O God!'
groaningverbUS /ˈɡroʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I rubbed Lizzy's hands; clapped them; tried her smelling-bottle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
held up in the air
From this reading I lifted her upon the bed, and screamed amain for the nurse, for the maid, but not a soul came.
Lizzy's
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From this reading I rubbed Lizzy's hands; clapped them; tried her smelling-bottle.
a female domestic
From this reading I lifted her upon the bed, and screamed amain for the nurse, for the maid, but not a soul came.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I lifted her upon the bed, and screamed amain for the nurse, for the maid, but not a soul came.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading I lifted her upon the bed, and screamed amain for the nurse, for the maid, but not a soul came.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "'O God!'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading I rubbed Lizzy's hands; clapped them; tried her smelling-bottle.
screamedverbUS /skriːmd/
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I lifted her upon the bed, and screamed amain for the nurse, for the maid, but not a soul came.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
she'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
she's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
smelling-bottle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rubbed Lizzy's hands; clapped them; tried her smelling-bottle.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I lifted her upon the bed, and screamed amain for the nurse, for the maid, but not a soul came.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I rubbed Lizzy's hands; clapped them; tried her smelling-bottle.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I rubbed Lizzy's hands; clapped them; tried her smelling-bottle.
hard to endure
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I lifted her upon the bed, and screamed amain for the nurse, for the maid, but not a soul came.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I exclaimed, 'she'll drown herself! she's crazed, she means to fling herself in'--groaning as I ran, and trying to keep crying to her, but my voice was dead in my throat.
at the time that
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
a Caucasian
From this reading "When I reached her chamber, I found her fallen on the floor,--she was as white as a ghost, and sure enough I thought she was one.
