used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
alcoholnounUS /ˈælkəhɑːl/
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
(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 All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
Certina
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From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
Charley
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From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
chemicaladjectiveUS /ˈkeməkəl/
relating to or used in chemistry
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
chilledverbUS /tʃɪld/
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
crystallizedadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd/
having become fixed and definite in form
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He thought in that moment that his love for his father was dead.
deceptionnounUS /dɪˈsepʃən/
a misleading falsehood
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
doubtsnounUS /daʊts/
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He thought in that moment that his love for his father was dead.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
Hal
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From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
Hal'snounUS /hælz/
possessive form of “hals” — Dutch portrait and genre painter who endowed his portraits with vitality and humor (1580?-1666)
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought in that moment that his love for his father was dead.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
ILLUMINATIONnounUS /ˌɪluːməˈneɪʃən/
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
indeterminateadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈtɜːrmɪnɪt/
not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
irreparableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈrepərəbəl/
impossible to repair, rectify, or amend
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
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 Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
something that is lost
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He thought in that moment that his love for his father was dead.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
a particular point in time
From this reading He thought in that moment that his love for his father was dead.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
plusnounUS /plʌs/
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
precipitantnoun
an agent that causes a precipitate to form
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
profounder
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From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
quantitynounUS /ˈkwɑːntəti/
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought in that moment that his love for his father was dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought in that moment that his love for his father was dead.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
unacknowledgedadjective
not recognized or admitted
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ILLUMINATION Certina Charley, plus an indeterminate quantity of alcohol, had acted upon Hal's mind as a chemical precipitant.
in a violent manner
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He thought in that moment that his love for his father was dead.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading Hal hurried out of the hotel, the wrath in his heart for the deception so long wrought upon him chilled by a profounder feeling, a feeling of irreparable loss.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading All the young man's hitherto suppressed or unacknowledged doubts of the Certina trade and its head were now violently crystallized.
