used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her hair was iron gray and she bent a worn, sad, severe face over a mass of notes before her.
Amanda
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From this reading Miss Amanda Hill, teacher in the Middleville High School, sat wearily at her desk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her hair was iron gray and she bent a worn, sad, severe face over a mass of notes before her.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Amanda Hill, teacher in the Middleville High School, sat wearily at her desk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her hair was iron gray and she bent a worn, sad, severe face over a mass of notes before her.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Her hair was iron gray and she bent a worn, sad, severe face over a mass of notes before her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At that moment she was laboring under a perplexing question that was not by any means a new one.
charitableadjectiveUS /ˈtʃærətəbəl/
relating to or characterized by charity
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Miss Amanda Hill, teacher in the Middleville High School, sat wearily at her desk.
at any time
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her hair was iron gray and she bent a worn, sad, severe face over a mass of notes before her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Her hair was iron gray and she bent a worn, sad, severe face over a mass of notes before her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Her hair was iron gray and she bent a worn, sad, severe face over a mass of notes before her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Amanda Hill, teacher in the Middleville High School, sat wearily at her desk.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Miss Amanda Hill, teacher in the Middleville High School, sat wearily at her desk.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Miss Amanda Hill, teacher in the Middleville High School, sat wearily at her desk.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Amanda Hill, teacher in the Middleville High School, sat wearily at her desk.
insidiousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪdiːəs/
beguiling but harmful
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Her hair was iron gray and she bent a worn, sad, severe face over a mass of notes before her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
laboringadjectiveUS /ˈleɪbərɪŋ/
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading At that moment she was laboring under a perplexing question that was not by any means a new one.
the act of departing
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
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 She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
loopholenounUS /ˈluːphoʊl/
an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Her hair was iron gray and she bent a worn, sad, severe face over a mass of notes before her.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading At that moment she was laboring under a perplexing question that was not by any means a new one.
Middleville
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Amanda Hill, teacher in the Middleville High School, sat wearily at her desk.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Amanda Hill, teacher in the Middleville High School, sat wearily at her desk.
a particular point in time
From this reading At that moment she was laboring under a perplexing question that was not by any means a new one.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading At that moment she was laboring under a perplexing question that was not by any means a new one.
not any; not one
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At that moment she was laboring under a perplexing question that was not by any means a new one.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Her hair was iron gray and she bent a worn, sad, severe face over a mass of notes before her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At that moment she was laboring under a perplexing question that was not by any means a new one.
and nothing more
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her hair was iron gray and she bent a worn, sad, severe face over a mass of notes before her.
perplexingadjectiveUS /pərˈpleksɪŋ/
lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
From this reading At that moment she was laboring under a perplexing question that was not by any means a new one.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
problemsnounUS /ˈprɑːbləmz/
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading At that moment she was laboring under a perplexing question that was not by any means a new one.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Her hair was iron gray and she bent a worn, sad, severe face over a mass of notes before her.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Miss Amanda Hill, teacher in the Middleville High School, sat wearily at her desk.
an educational institution
From this reading Miss Amanda Hill, teacher in the Middleville High School, sat wearily at her desk.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Her hair was iron gray and she bent a worn, sad, severe face over a mass of notes before her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Miss Amanda Hill, teacher in the Middleville High School, sat wearily at her desk.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that moment she was laboring under a perplexing question that was not by any means a new one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Amanda Hill, teacher in the Middleville High School, sat wearily at her desk.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At that moment she was laboring under a perplexing question that was not by any means a new one.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Only this time it had presented itself in a less insidious manner than usual, leaving no loophole for charitable imagination.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
wearilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a weary manner
From this reading Miss Amanda Hill, teacher in the Middleville High School, sat wearily at her desk.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Her hair was iron gray and she bent a worn, sad, severe face over a mass of notes before her.
wrestledverbUS /ˈresəld/
past form of “wrestle” — combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
a late time of life
From this reading She was tired, as tired as she had ever been on any day of the fifteen long years in which she had wrestled with the problems of school life.
