used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Esmay!" shrieked a voice in her ear.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Yet she allowed herself to be drawn back into the room, and made no demur to the closing of the window.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Yet she allowed herself to be drawn back into the room, and made no demur to the closing of the window.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet she allowed herself to be drawn back into the room, and made no demur to the closing of the window.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
next to; at the side of
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading Yet she allowed herself to be drawn back into the room, and made no demur to the closing of the window.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
demurverbUS /dɪˈmɜːr/
take exception to
From this reading Yet she allowed herself to be drawn back into the room, and made no demur to the closing of the window.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Yet she allowed herself to be drawn back into the room, and made no demur to the closing of the window.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "Esmay!" shrieked a voice in her ear.
Esmay
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From this reading "Esmay!" shrieked a voice in her ear.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
finelyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnli/
in tiny pieces
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
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 It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Esmay!" shrieked a voice in her ear.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet she allowed herself to be drawn back into the room, and made no demur to the closing of the window.
horse'snounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Esmay!" shrieked a voice in her ear.
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yet she allowed herself to be drawn back into the room, and made no demur to the closing of the window.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
littlenessnoun
the property of having a relatively small size
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
LoudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Yet she allowed herself to be drawn back into the room, and made no demur to the closing of the window.
manenounUS /meɪn/
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
mopverbUS /mɑːp/
to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet she allowed herself to be drawn back into the room, and made no demur to the closing of the window.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
ravenverbUS /ˈreɪvən/
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Yet she allowed herself to be drawn back into the room, and made no demur to the closing of the window.
shadedadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdɪd/
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet she allowed herself to be drawn back into the room, and made no demur to the closing of the window.
shriekedadjectiveUS /ʃriːkt/
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading "Esmay!" shrieked a voice in her ear.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
thereaboutsadverbUS /ˌðerəˈbaʊts/
near that time or date
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
communicated in words
From this reading Loudly as the call must have been uttered, it came to her, as though from a great distance, thin and of an infinite littleness.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Esmay!" shrieked a voice in her ear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
which person or people
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
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 Yet she allowed herself to be drawn back into the room, and made no demur to the closing of the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It was a tall, finely built woman of thirty or thereabouts who stood beside her--a woman with a dark, passionate face shaded by a mop of raven hair as coarse as a horse's mane.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she allowed herself to be drawn back into the room, and made no demur to the closing of the window.
