used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
Annette
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From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
react verbally
From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
Barbara
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From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
Barbara's
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From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
rid of obstructions
From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I had not studied it; I did not understand it.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
located inward
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had not studied it; I did not understand it.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
take in marriage
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
the force of workers available
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
multitudesnounUS /ˈmʌltətjuːdz/
plural of “multitude” — a large indefinite number
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
not any; not one
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not studied it; I did not understand it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
probeverbUS /proʊb/
question or examine thoroughly and closely
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
in a serious manner
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading I had not studied it; I did not understand it.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I had not studied it; I did not understand it.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
at the time that
From this reading When I had left Barbara and Annette together, I took myself seriously to task.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I asked myself whether I understood Barbara's character, and the answer seemed clear.
which person or people
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was a beautiful creature with whom I had fallen in love; it was surface love, and I had made no attempt to probe the inner life.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading In this respect I was no worse off than multitudes of men and women who marry without knowing each other.
