used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The suddenness of her declaration almost made the prosecutor reel.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
belongingsnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
lacking funds
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was white and cold, but steady, and sternly resolute.
make calm or still
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She was white and cold, but steady, and sternly resolute.
cordnounUS /kɔːrd/
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
declarationnounUS /ˌdeklərˈeɪʃən/
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading The suddenness of her declaration almost made the prosecutor reel.
denunciationnounUS /dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
a public act of denouncing
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
detachedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtætʃt/
showing lack of emotional involvement
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
determinationnounUS /dɪˌtɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
disencumbering
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From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "I'll tell everything--if you'll let me--now," said she, rising to her feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "I'll tell everything--if you'll let me--now," said she, rising to her feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The suddenness of her declaration almost made the prosecutor reel.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll tell everything--if you'll let me--now," said she, rising to her feet.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'll tell everything--if you'll let me--now," said she, rising to her feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I'll tell everything--if you'll let me--now," said she, rising to her feet.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The suddenness of her declaration almost made the prosecutor reel.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll tell everything--if you'll let me--now," said she, rising to her feet.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I'll tell everything--if you'll let me--now," said she, rising to her feet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
OLLIE
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From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
Ollie's
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From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
outwardlyadverbUS /ˈaʊtwərdli/
with respect to the outside
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
prosecutornounUS /ˈprɑːsɪkjuːtər/
a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
From this reading The suddenness of her declaration almost made the prosecutor reel.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
reelverbUS /riːl/
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading The suddenness of her declaration almost made the prosecutor reel.
resoluteadjectiveUS /ˈrezəluːt/
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading She was white and cold, but steady, and sternly resolute.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading "I'll tell everything--if you'll let me--now," said she, rising to her feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll tell everything--if you'll let me--now," said she, rising to her feet.
seversverbUS /ˈsevərz/
third-person singular of “sever” — set or keep apart
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
SPEAKSverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
make steady
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
sternlyadverbUS /ˈstɜːrnli/
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading She was white and cold, but steady, and sternly resolute.
successive (without a break)
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
strainingnounUS /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
suddennessnounUS /ˈsʌdənnəs/
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading The suddenness of her declaration almost made the prosecutor reel.
express in words
From this reading "I'll tell everything--if you'll let me--now," said she, rising to her feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'll tell everything--if you'll let me--now," said she, rising to her feet.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading OLLIE SPEAKS Ollie's voice, low and steady in earnest determination, broke the current of his denunciation as a knife severs a straining cord.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
a Caucasian
From this reading She was white and cold, but steady, and sternly resolute.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was sitting up, straight and outwardly calm, pushing her cloak and other detached belongings away from her with an unconscious movement of disencumbering herself for some desperate leap.
you'll
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From this reading "I'll tell everything--if you'll let me--now," said she, rising to her feet.
