used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The person to whom the words were addressed was a man of about forty.
ADAMSnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading Author of “QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER,” “BLENNERHASSETT,” ETC.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading The person to whom the words were addressed was a man of about forty.
how long something has existed
From this reading The speaker was a young girl not more than eighteen years of age.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As she spoke, the flashing of her eyes and her clenched hands betokened the intensity of her feelings.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she spoke, the flashing of her eyes and her clenched hands betokened the intensity of her feelings.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER,” “BLENNERHASSETT,” ETC.
betokened
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From this reading As she spoke, the flashing of her eyes and her clenched hands betokened the intensity of her feelings.
BLENNERHASSETT
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From this reading Author of “QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER,” “BLENNERHASSETT,” ETC.
clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading As she spoke, the flashing of her eyes and her clenched hands betokened the intensity of her feelings.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading The speaker was a young girl not more than eighteen years of age.
ETC
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From this reading Author of “QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER,” “BLENNERHASSETT,” ETC.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As she spoke, the flashing of her eyes and her clenched hands betokened the intensity of her feelings.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading As she spoke, the flashing of her eyes and her clenched hands betokened the intensity of her feelings.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading As she spoke, the flashing of her eyes and her clenched hands betokened the intensity of her feelings.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading The person to whom the words were addressed was a man of about forty.
a young female
From this reading The speaker was a young girl not more than eighteen years of age.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading As she spoke, the flashing of her eyes and her clenched hands betokened the intensity of her feelings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she spoke, the flashing of her eyes and her clenched hands betokened the intensity of her feelings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
intensitynounUS /ɪnˈtensəti/
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading As she spoke, the flashing of her eyes and her clenched hands betokened the intensity of her feelings.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
take in marriage
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The speaker was a young girl not more than eighteen years of age.
not any; not one
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER,” “BLENNERHASSETT,” ETC.
PascalnounUS /pæˈskæl/
a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
a human being
From this reading The person to whom the words were addressed was a man of about forty.
QUINCYnounUS /ˈkwɪnsi/
American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
From this reading Author of “QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER,” “BLENNERHASSETT,” ETC.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
SAWYERnounUS /ˈsɔːjər/
one who is employed to saw wood
From this reading Author of “QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER,” “BLENNERHASSETT,” ETC.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she spoke, the flashing of her eyes and her clenched hands betokened the intensity of her feelings.
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker was a young girl not more than eighteen years of age.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As she spoke, the flashing of her eyes and her clenched hands betokened the intensity of her feelings.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The speaker was a young girl not more than eighteen years of age.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The speaker was a young girl not more than eighteen years of age.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was a young girl not more than eighteen years of age.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The person to whom the words were addressed was a man of about forty.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading The person to whom the words were addressed was a man of about forty.
a late time of life
From this reading The speaker was a young girl not more than eighteen years of age.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have no right, Pascal, to command me to marry a man whom I do not love.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The speaker was a young girl not more than eighteen years of age.
