used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She pushed him away, with a scream, then.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Queen averted her eyes although she ought to have played the woman's part of comforter.
Andrea
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From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length, with open but ghostly eyes, she stared at Charny without yet recognizing him.
avertedverbUS /əˈvɜːrtɪd/
past form of “avert” — prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
From this reading The Queen averted her eyes although she ought to have played the woman's part of comforter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She pushed him away, with a scream, then.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
Charny
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From this reading At length, with open but ghostly eyes, she stared at Charny without yet recognizing him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
comforternounUS /ˈkʌmfərtər/
a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
From this reading The Queen averted her eyes although she ought to have played the woman's part of comforter.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
opinion or judgment
From this reading At length, with open but ghostly eyes, she stared at Charny without yet recognizing him.
ghostlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊstli/
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading At length, with open but ghostly eyes, she stared at Charny without yet recognizing him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Queen averted her eyes although she ought to have played the woman's part of comforter.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At length, with open but ghostly eyes, she stared at Charny without yet recognizing him.
instinctivelyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪvliː/
as a matter of instinct
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
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 Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length, with open but ghostly eyes, she stared at Charny without yet recognizing him.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading THE TRIO OF LOVE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRIO OF LOVE.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At length, with open but ghostly eyes, she stared at Charny without yet recognizing him.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The Queen averted her eyes although she ought to have played the woman's part of comforter.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The Queen averted her eyes although she ought to have played the woman's part of comforter.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The Queen averted her eyes although she ought to have played the woman's part of comforter.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading She pushed him away, with a scream, then.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The Queen averted her eyes although she ought to have played the woman's part of comforter.
recognizingverbUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “recognize” — accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading At length, with open but ghostly eyes, she stared at Charny without yet recognizing him.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
screamverbUS /skriːm/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She pushed him away, with a scream, then.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading At length, with open but ghostly eyes, she stared at Charny without yet recognizing him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIO OF LOVE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She pushed him away, with a scream, then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
TRIOnounUS /ˈtriːoʊ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE TRIO OF LOVE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
which person or people
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At length, with open but ghostly eyes, she stared at Charny without yet recognizing him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without knowing who was helping her, Andrea began to recover consciousness but instinctively she knew help had come.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The Queen averted her eyes although she ought to have played the woman's part of comforter.
but in spite of that
From this reading At length, with open but ghostly eyes, she stared at Charny without yet recognizing him.