used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He thought of her words a long time after she had fallen asleep.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He thought of her words a long time after she had fallen asleep.
(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 He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He would not want the picture any more--because he had _her_!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
ashnounUS /æʃ/
the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
in a state of sleep
From this reading He thought of her words a long time after she had fallen asleep.
assurancenounUS /əˈʃʊrəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
bankedverbUS /bæŋkt/
past form of “bank” — tip laterally
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
for the reason that
From this reading He would not want the picture any more--because he had _her_!
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading That was what she had said, and he knew it was her soul that had spoken to him as she had hovered that instant between consciousness and slumber.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
divisible by two
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading He thought of her words a long time after she had fallen asleep.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
forebodingnounUS /fɔːrˈboʊdɪŋ/
a feeling of evil to come
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
set up or found
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
depressingly dark
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He thought of her words a long time after she had fallen asleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought of her words a long time after she had fallen asleep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought of her words a long time after she had fallen asleep.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was what she had said, and he knew it was her soul that had spoken to him as she had hovered that instant between consciousness and slumber.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
hoveredverbUS /ˈhʌvərd/
past form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading That was what she had said, and he knew it was her soul that had spoken to him as she had hovered that instant between consciousness and slumber.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading That was what she had said, and he knew it was her soul that had spoken to him as she had hovered that instant between consciousness and slumber.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading That was what she had said, and he knew it was her soul that had spoken to him as she had hovered that instant between consciousness and slumber.
immediately past
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
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 He thought of her words a long time after she had fallen asleep.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
a particular point in time
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He would not want the picture any more--because he had _her_!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not want the picture any more--because he had _her_!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thought of her words a long time after she had fallen asleep.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading He would not want the picture any more--because he had _her_!
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That was what she had said, and he knew it was her soul that had spoken to him as she had hovered that instant between consciousness and slumber.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought of her words a long time after she had fallen asleep.
the state of being asleep
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading That was what she had said, and he knew it was her soul that had spoken to him as she had hovered that instant between consciousness and slumber.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading That was what she had said, and he knew it was her soul that had spoken to him as she had hovered that instant between consciousness and slumber.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading That was what she had said, and he knew it was her soul that had spoken to him as she had hovered that instant between consciousness and slumber.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would not want the picture any more--because he had _her_!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought of her words a long time after she had fallen asleep.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He thought of her words a long time after she had fallen asleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was what she had said, and he knew it was her soul that had spoken to him as she had hovered that instant between consciousness and slumber.
a source of difficulty
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading He would not want the picture any more--because he had _her_!
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was what she had said, and he knew it was her soul that had spoken to him as she had hovered that instant between consciousness and slumber.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That was what she had said, and he knew it was her soul that had spoken to him as she had hovered that instant between consciousness and slumber.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Even in that last moment of her consciousness he had found her voice filled with a strange faith and a wonderful assurance as it had drifted away in a whisper.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He thought of her words a long time after she had fallen asleep.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not want the picture any more--because he had _her_!
but in spite of that
From this reading He looked at her, sleeping under his eyes, and he felt upon him for the first time the weight of a sudden trouble, a gloomy foreboding--and yet, under it all, like a fire banked beneath dead ash, was the warm thrill of his possession.
