used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GODDESS The pull was a long one, even in the cool of the night.
anew
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
(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 For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
barriernounUS /ˈbæriər/
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I knew my way, by the stars, if necessary, but the moonlight made my steering easy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I knew my way, by the stars, if necessary, but the moonlight made my steering easy.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading THE GODDESS The pull was a long one, even in the cool of the night.
demanding attention
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
deliverancenounUS /dɪˈlɪvərəns/
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
doesn't
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From this reading “It doesn’t seem possible,” she told me finally.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading I knew my way, by the stars, if necessary, but the moonlight made my steering easy.
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
divisible by two
From this reading THE GODDESS The pull was a long one, even in the cool of the night.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “It doesn’t seem possible,” she told me finally.
floodsnounUS /flʌdz/
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
GODDESSnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading THE GODDESS The pull was a long one, even in the cool of the night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew my way, by the stars, if necessary, but the moonlight made my steering easy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I knew my way, by the stars, if necessary, but the moonlight made my steering easy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GODDESS The pull was a long one, even in the cool of the night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It doesn’t seem possible,” she told me finally.
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 I knew my way, by the stars, if necessary, but the moonlight made my steering easy.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
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 THE GODDESS The pull was a long one, even in the cool of the night.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I knew my way, by the stars, if necessary, but the moonlight made my steering easy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It doesn’t seem possible,” she told me finally.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What doesn’t?” said I, though I knew very well what she meant.
the light of the Moon
From this reading I knew my way, by the stars, if necessary, but the moonlight made my steering easy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I knew my way, by the stars, if necessary, but the moonlight made my steering easy.
absolutely essential
From this reading I knew my way, by the stars, if necessary, but the moonlight made my steering easy.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE GODDESS The pull was a long one, even in the cool of the night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GODDESS The pull was a long one, even in the cool of the night.
on one occasion
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE GODDESS The pull was a long one, even in the cool of the night.
pentadjectiveUS /pent/
closely confined
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “It doesn’t seem possible,” she told me finally.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading THE GODDESS The pull was a long one, even in the cool of the night.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What doesn’t?” said I, though I knew very well what she meant.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It doesn’t seem possible,” she told me finally.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It doesn’t seem possible,” she told me finally.
sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading I knew my way, by the stars, if necessary, but the moonlight made my steering easy.
steeringnounUS /ˈstɪrɪŋ/
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading I knew my way, by the stars, if necessary, but the moonlight made my steering easy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GODDESS The pull was a long one, even in the cool of the night.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “What doesn’t?” said I, though I knew very well what she meant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “It doesn’t seem possible,” she told me finally.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For half an hour the goddess was silent, sighing now and again, and crying a bit, as if deliverance had broken down some barrier to all her emotions, letting floods of pent up feelings free at once.
precisely as stated
From this reading “What doesn’t?” said I, though I knew very well what she meant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GODDESS The pull was a long one, even in the cool of the night.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I knew my way, by the stars, if necessary, but the moonlight made my steering easy.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “What doesn’t?” said I, though I knew very well what she meant.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What doesn’t?” said I, though I knew very well what she meant.
