used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "It air a brat!" he said at last, Tess standing paralyzed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It air a brat!" he said at last, Tess standing paralyzed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
blindnessnounUS /ˈblaɪndnəs/
the state of being blind or lacking sight
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
bratnounUS /bræt/
a very troublesome child
From this reading "It air a brat!" he said at last, Tess standing paralyzed.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Air its Pappy the--" He did not finish.
distortedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɔːrtəd/
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
the organ of sight
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading "Air its Pappy the--" He did not finish.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
a long fixed look
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
grape-basket
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From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It air a brat!" he said at last, Tess standing paralyzed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
immediately past
From this reading "It air a brat!" he said at last, Tess standing paralyzed.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
maliciousadjectiveUS /məˈlɪʃəs/
having the nature of or resulting from malice
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Air its Pappy the--" He did not finish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
Pappy
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From this reading "Air its Pappy the--" He did not finish.
paralyzedadjectiveUS /ˈperəlaɪzd/
affected with paralysis
From this reading "It air a brat!" he said at last, Tess standing paralyzed.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It air a brat!" he said at last, Tess standing paralyzed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
squintverbUS /skwɪnt/
cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
having a supporting base
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
stubbyadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbi/
short and blunt
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
Tess
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From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
tobacco-stained
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From this reading The fat chin, covered with a stubby growth of hair, shook with malicious pleasure, the dark teeth set grimly through the brown, tobacco-stained lips.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
wateryadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtəri/
filled with water
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His one eye flashed past Tess in its blindness, while the watery one with the red veins running through it distorted itself into a squint, and brought its evil gaze upon her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ben was standing beside the bed, with the open grape-basket in his hand, looking down intently upon the child.
