used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The door closed behind the retreating figures, and Cilli was left alone in the studio.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door closed behind the retreating figures, and Cilli was left alone in the studio.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
have
From this reading Can you not bear it a little longer, only a little longer!
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The door closed behind the retreating figures, and Cilli was left alone in the studio.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you not bear it a little longer, only a little longer!
Cilli
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From this reading The door closed behind the retreating figures, and Cilli was left alone in the studio.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The door closed behind the retreating figures, and Cilli was left alone in the studio.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh! my poor heart, why do you throb so wildly!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door closed behind the retreating figures, and Cilli was left alone in the studio.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
divisible by two
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
Ferdinanda
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From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The door closed behind the retreating figures, and Cilli was left alone in the studio.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Oh! my poor heart, why do you throb so wildly!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
the act of retaining something
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The door closed behind the retreating figures, and Cilli was left alone in the studio.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
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 The door closed behind the retreating figures, and Cilli was left alone in the studio.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Can you not bear it a little longer, only a little longer!
for more time
From this reading Can you not bear it a little longer, only a little longer!
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh! my poor heart, why do you throb so wildly!
not any; not one
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! my poor heart, why do you throb so wildly!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
and nothing more
From this reading Can you not bear it a little longer, only a little longer!
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Oh! my poor heart, why do you throb so wildly!
Reinhold
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From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
retreatingverbUS /riˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading The door closed behind the retreating figures, and Cilli was left alone in the studio.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh! my poor heart, why do you throb so wildly!
stoolnounUS /stuːl/
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading The door closed behind the retreating figures, and Cilli was left alone in the studio.
supportingadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪŋ/
furnishing support and encouragement
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door closed behind the retreating figures, and Cilli was left alone in the studio.
throbverbUS /θrɑːb/
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading Oh! my poor heart, why do you throb so wildly!
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
precisely as stated
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door closed behind the retreating figures, and Cilli was left alone in the studio.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She sat down on a low stool, holding in her lap the paper which Ferdinanda had given her, and supporting her head upon her hand.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Oh! my poor heart, why do you throb so wildly!
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading Oh! my poor heart, why do you throb so wildly!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He will not understand it," she murmured; "he will be very angry; no one will understand it, not even Reinhold himself; even he could not feel with me as I feel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh! my poor heart, why do you throb so wildly!
