used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The face of Mercedes was like a beautiful fruit, rain-sodden and gnawed at the heart by a worm.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The face of Mercedes was like a beautiful fruit, rain-sodden and gnawed at the heart by a worm.
austereadjectiveUS /ɔːˈstɪr/
severely simple
From this reading Mrs. Talcott's was more bleached, more desolate, more austere.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The face of Mercedes was like a beautiful fruit, rain-sodden and gnawed at the heart by a worm.
bleachedadjectiveUS /bliːtʃt/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Mrs. Talcott's was more bleached, more desolate, more austere.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The two days had told upon them both.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The face of Mercedes was like a beautiful fruit, rain-sodden and gnawed at the heart by a worm.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The two days had told upon them both.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Mrs. Talcott's was more bleached, more desolate, more austere.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The face of Mercedes was like a beautiful fruit, rain-sodden and gnawed at the heart by a worm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The one letter that Handcock brought to Mrs. Talcott was from Gregory Jardine:
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading The face of Mercedes was like a beautiful fruit, rain-sodden and gnawed at the heart by a worm.
gnawedverbUS /nɔːd/
past form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading The face of Mercedes was like a beautiful fruit, rain-sodden and gnawed at the heart by a worm.
GregorynounUS /ˈɡreɡəri/
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading The one letter that Handcock brought to Mrs. Talcott was from Gregory Jardine:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two days had told upon them both.
Handcock
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From this reading The one letter that Handcock brought to Mrs. Talcott was from Gregory Jardine:
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The face of Mercedes was like a beautiful fruit, rain-sodden and gnawed at the heart by a worm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
Jardine
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From this reading The one letter that Handcock brought to Mrs. Talcott was from Gregory Jardine:
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The one letter that Handcock brought to Mrs. Talcott was from Gregory Jardine:
the literary culture
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The face of Mercedes was like a beautiful fruit, rain-sodden and gnawed at the heart by a worm.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
Marwitz
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From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
Mercedes
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From this reading The face of Mercedes was like a beautiful fruit, rain-sodden and gnawed at the heart by a worm.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Mrs. Talcott's was more bleached, more desolate, more austere.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
music-room
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From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The face of Mercedes was like a beautiful fruit, rain-sodden and gnawed at the heart by a worm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one letter that Handcock brought to Mrs. Talcott was from Gregory Jardine:
rain-sodden
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From this reading The face of Mercedes was like a beautiful fruit, rain-sodden and gnawed at the heart by a worm.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
Talcott
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From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
Talcott's
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From this reading Mrs. Talcott's was more bleached, more desolate, more austere.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two days had told upon them both.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The two days had told upon them both.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two days had told upon them both.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The two days had told upon them both.
von
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From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was on the second morning after this that the letters were brought in to Madame von Marwitz while she and Mrs. Talcott sat in the music-room together.
wormnounUS /wɜːrm/
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading The face of Mercedes was like a beautiful fruit, rain-sodden and gnawed at the heart by a worm.
