used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A moment later she sprang out of bed and threw a kimono about her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A moment later she sprang out of bed and threw a kimono about her.
at or in the front
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
(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 Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading "Merciful God!" she cried aloud,--"not that! not that!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A moment later she sprang out of bed and threw a kimono about her.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading A moment later she sprang out of bed and threw a kimono about her.
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Merciful God!" she cried aloud,--"not that! not that!"
the first light of day
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Merciful God!" she cried aloud,--"not that! not that!"
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "Would the harm stop there!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
kimononounUS /kəˈmoʊnə/
a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese
From this reading A moment later she sprang out of bed and threw a kimono about her.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A moment later she sprang out of bed and threw a kimono about her.
set afire or burning
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
MercifuladjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrsɪfəl/
showing or giving mercy
From this reading "Merciful God!" she cried aloud,--"not that! not that!"
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment later she sprang out of bed and threw a kimono about her.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Merciful God!" she cried aloud,--"not that! not that!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A moment later she sprang out of bed and threw a kimono about her.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A moment later she sprang out of bed and threw a kimono about her.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Would the harm stop there!"
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Merciful God!" she cried aloud,--"not that! not that!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Would the harm stop there!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading A moment later she sprang out of bed and threw a kimono about her.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
at the time that
From this reading Marian had reached this point in her mental struggle when the most awful thought of all suddenly came to her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading She sat bolt upright, staring ahead into the grey dawn which lighted the chamber through the long windows.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would the harm stop there!"
