used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The black eyes blazed as they wandered, the paralytic pencil was hot in her burning fingers.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading It was impossible to hold her attention.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The black eyes blazed as they wandered, the paralytic pencil was hot in her burning fingers.
blazedverbUS /bleɪzd/
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading The black eyes blazed as they wandered, the paralytic pencil was hot in her burning fingers.
the act of burning something
From this reading The black eyes blazed as they wandered, the paralytic pencil was hot in her burning fingers.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
at any time
From this reading Through the Stethoscope One morning the Mad Hatter was madder than ever.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The black eyes blazed as they wandered, the paralytic pencil was hot in her burning fingers.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading The black eyes blazed as they wandered, the paralytic pencil was hot in her burning fingers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
HatternounUS /ˈhætər/
someone who makes and sells hats
From this reading Through the Stethoscope One morning the Mad Hatter was madder than ever.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to hold her attention.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It was impossible to hold her attention.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The black eyes blazed as they wandered, the paralytic pencil was hot in her burning fingers.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It was impossible to hold her attention.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The black eyes blazed as they wandered, the paralytic pencil was hot in her burning fingers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to hold her attention.
set down according to a plan
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She let her talk.
loathsomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊðsəm/
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
roused to anger
From this reading Through the Stethoscope One morning the Mad Hatter was madder than ever.
maddernounUS /ˈmædər/
Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin
From this reading Through the Stethoscope One morning the Mad Hatter was madder than ever.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Through the Stethoscope One morning the Mad Hatter was madder than ever.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Through the Stethoscope One morning the Mad Hatter was madder than ever.
paralyticadjectiveUS /ˌperəˈlɪtɪk/
relating to or of the nature of paralysis
From this reading The black eyes blazed as they wandered, the paralytic pencil was hot in her burning fingers.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading The black eyes blazed as they wandered, the paralytic pencil was hot in her burning fingers.
Quincey
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From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
StethoscopenounUS /ˈsteθəskoʊp/
a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body
From this reading Through the Stethoscope One morning the Mad Hatter was madder than ever.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading She let her talk.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Through the Stethoscope One morning the Mad Hatter was madder than ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through the Stethoscope One morning the Mad Hatter was madder than ever.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The black eyes blazed as they wandered, the paralytic pencil was hot in her burning fingers.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the Stethoscope One morning the Mad Hatter was madder than ever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was impossible to hold her attention.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
in the direction of
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
urgeverbUS /ɜːrdʒ/
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading The black eyes blazed as they wandered, the paralytic pencil was hot in her burning fingers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Through the Stethoscope One morning the Mad Hatter was madder than ever.
at the time that
From this reading When she laid it down towards the end of the morning and rested her head on her hands, Miss Quincey had not the heart to urge her to the loathsome toil.
