used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
(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 IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Can I be all he wants--all he thinks I am?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can I be all he wants--all he thinks I am?"
for the reason that
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can I be all he wants--all he thinks I am?"
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 So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
combedadjectiveUS /koʊmd/
(of hair) made tidy with a comb
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
in a serious manner
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
at any time
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
examiningverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
opinion or judgment
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
FATEFULadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtfəl/
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
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featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
frownedverbUS /fraʊnd/
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
destroyed or killed
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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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 So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Shall I make him happy, I wonder?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Can I be all he wants--all he thinks I am?"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
HERMIONE
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Shall I make him happy, I wonder?
hypercriticaladjectiveUS /ˌhaɪpərˈkrɪtɪkəl/
inclined to judge too severely
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I make him happy, I wonder?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
intentnounUS /ˌɪnˈtent/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
engage in
From this reading "Shall I make him happy, I wonder?
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Can I, oh, can I ever be all he wants--all he thinks I am?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I make him happy, I wonder?
shapelyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪpli/
having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
shylyadverbUS /ˈʃaɪli/
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
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splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Can I be all he wants--all he thinks I am?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
Trapes
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viewedverbUS /vjuːd/
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
viewingnounUS /ˈvjuːɪŋ/
the display of a motion picture
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Can I be all he wants--all he thinks I am?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
at the time that
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH HERMIONE MAKES A FATEFUL DECISION When Mrs. Trapes was gone, Hermione stood a long time to look at herself in her little mirror, viewing and examining each feature of her lovely, intent face more earnestly than she had ever done before; and sometimes she smiled, and sometimes she frowned, and all her thought was:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So, after some while, she combed and brushed out her glorious hair, shyly glad because of its length and splendour; and, having crowned her shapely head with it, viewed the effect with cold, hypercritical eyes.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "Shall I make him happy, I wonder?
