used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “O my darling, do I make you more wretched?” she asked, “when I would die for you! when you are my all!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading O, there is not a minute when I am worthy of you!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “O my darling, do I make you more wretched?” she asked, “when I would die for you! when you are my all!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “O my darling, do I make you more wretched?” she asked, “when I would die for you! when you are my all!
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
terminate
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
calamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
consolationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
a special loved one
From this reading “O my darling, do I make you more wretched?” she asked, “when I would die for you! when you are my all!
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “O my darling, do I make you more wretched?” she asked, “when I would die for you! when you are my all!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “O my darling, do I make you more wretched?” she asked, “when I would die for you! when you are my all!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “O my darling, do I make you more wretched?” she asked, “when I would die for you! when you are my all!
FosterverbUS /ˈfɑːstər/
promote the growth of
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “O my darling, do I make you more wretched?” she asked, “when I would die for you! when you are my all!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
imploredverbUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːrd/
past form of “implore” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
interviewsnounUS /ˈɪntərvjuːz/
plural of “interview” — the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O, there is not a minute when I am worthy of you!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
engage in
From this reading “O my darling, do I make you more wretched?” she asked, “when I would die for you! when you are my all!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading O, there is not a minute when I am worthy of you!”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “O my darling, do I make you more wretched?” she asked, “when I would die for you! when you are my all!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
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 my darling, do I make you more wretched?” she asked, “when I would die for you! when you are my all!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
remorsenounUS /rɪˈmɔːrs/
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
self-reproachnoun
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
in the near future
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
spasmnounUS /ˈspæzəm/
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
stabbedverbUS /stæbd/
inflected form of “stab” — use a knife on
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
in or at that place or location
From this reading O, there is not a minute when I am worthy of you!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
in the direction of
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She started towards him in a spasm of remorse; it was as if she had suddenly become aware that she had stabbed him; her face and her attitude were full of self-reproach.
at the time that
From this reading “O my darling, do I make you more wretched?” she asked, “when I would die for you! when you are my all!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These interviews left Foster possessed of a few minutes of consolation and peace, which would soon change into an increased poverty of despair and rage.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading O, there is not a minute when I am worthy of you!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “O my darling, do I make you more wretched?” she asked, “when I would die for you! when you are my all!
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “O my darling, do I make you more wretched?” she asked, “when I would die for you! when you are my all!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My child, you must not help to break me down,” implored Foster, feeling that he was turning weak under the thought of his calamity.
