used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading She had never consciously committed a wrong act.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
(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 All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
a line of approach
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
rid of obstructions
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading She had never consciously committed a wrong act.
consciouslyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsli/
with awareness
From this reading She had never consciously committed a wrong act.
crammedverbUS /kræmd/
inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
elevatedadjectiveUS /ˈeləveɪtɪd/
raised above the ground
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
fatherlessadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːðərləs/
having no living father
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never consciously committed a wrong act.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
home-going
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From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
how
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From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
an instinctive motive
From this reading All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
Jerry'snounUS /ˈdʒeriz/
possessive form of “jerry” — offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
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 Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
likenedverbUS /ˈlaɪkənd/
past form of “liken” — consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
held dear
From this reading All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
MotherlessadjectiveUS /ˈmʌðərlɪs/
having no living or known mother
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never consciously committed a wrong act.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
not any; not one
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
numbadjectiveUS /nʌm/
lacking sensation
From this reading All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
overloadedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərloʊdɪd/
loaded past capacity
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
planetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
SixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
structurenounUS /ˈstrʌktʃər/
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
SunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
a special situation
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
trailedverbUS /treɪld/
past form of “trail” — to lag or linger behind
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
trainsnounUS /treɪnz/
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
transplantedverbUS /trænˈsplæntɪd/
past form of “transplant” — lift and reset in another soil or situation
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All she felt was that numb sense of pain at her heart and the impulse to get as far away as possible from the man she loved.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
which person or people
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
belonging to which person
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
workersnounUS /ˈwɜːrkərz/
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
people who are wounded
From this reading Sunny, after she left Jerry's apartment, might be likened to a little wounded wild thing, who has trailed off with broken wing.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading She had never consciously committed a wrong act.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading As she turned into Sixth Avenue, under the roaring elevated structure, with its overloaded trains, crammed with the home-going workers of New York, she had no sense of direction and no clear purpose in mind.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Motherless, worse than fatherless, young, innocent, lovely, how should she fare in a land whose ways were as foreign to that from which she had come as if she had been transplanted to a new planet.
