used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
anew
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
(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 dressed, Miss de Barryos!" exclaimed her maid in some surprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
astiradjective
out of bed
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
Barryos
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From this reading "All dressed, Miss de Barryos!" exclaimed her maid in some surprise.
bathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
next to; at the side of
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
terminate
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
the act of burning something
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
Carlita
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From this reading It seemed to Carlita that the dawn of morning would never come.
circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It seemed to Carlita that the dawn of morning would never come.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
the first light of day
From this reading It seemed to Carlita that the dawn of morning would never come.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "All dressed, Miss de Barryos!" exclaimed her maid in some surprise.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You did not ring for me?"
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "All dressed, Miss de Barryos!" exclaimed her maid in some surprise.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
featnounUS /fiːt/
a notable achievement
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Carlita that the dawn of morning would never come.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
a female domestic
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
mankindnounUS /ˈmænˈkaɪnd/
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You did not ring for me?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "All dressed, Miss de Barryos!" exclaimed her maid in some surprise.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It seemed to Carlita that the dawn of morning would never come.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It seemed to Carlita that the dawn of morning would never come.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You did not ring for me?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed to Carlita that the dawn of morning would never come.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "You did not ring for me?"
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to Carlita that the dawn of morning would never come.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "All dressed, Miss de Barryos!" exclaimed her maid in some surprise.
express in words
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to Carlita that the dawn of morning would never come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed to Carlita that the dawn of morning would never come.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to Carlita that the dawn of morning would never come.
undertakenverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪkən/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
(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 As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
at the time that
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was up, had had her bath, and dressed herself when her maid arrived, pale, but with a fierce burning in the dark eyes that made one forget the circles round them.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading As well have undertaken any other impossible feat as to sleep, and so she sat beside the window watching eagerly, first for the cold, gray break of light in the heavens, and next for some movement in the other world to tell her that mankind was astir again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seemed to Carlita that the dawn of morning would never come.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You did not ring for me?"
