used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If by chance she saw it when she went to the drawer for a ball of gold thread, her heart seemed pierced with agony.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading If by chance she saw it when she went to the drawer for a ball of gold thread, her heart seemed pierced with agony.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
AngeliquenounUS /ˌændʒeˈliːk/
any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
From this reading Every three months, when the collector signed it, Angelique was very low-spirited for the rest of the day.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading If by chance she saw it when she went to the drawer for a ball of gold thread, her heart seemed pierced with agony.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading If by chance she saw it when she went to the drawer for a ball of gold thread, her heart seemed pierced with agony.
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
collectornounUS /kəˈlektər/
a person who collects things
From this reading Every three months, when the collector signed it, Angelique was very low-spirited for the rest of the day.
conquerverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkər/
bring under control by force or authority
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every three months, when the collector signed it, Angelique was very low-spirited for the rest of the day.
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading If by chance she saw it when she went to the drawer for a ball of gold thread, her heart seemed pierced with agony.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every three months, when the collector signed it, Angelique was very low-spirited for the rest of the day.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
opinion or judgment
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
set up or found
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
freaksnounUS /friːks/
plural of “freak” — a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
coins made of gold
From this reading If by chance she saw it when she went to the drawer for a ball of gold thread, her heart seemed pierced with agony.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading If by chance she saw it when she went to the drawer for a ball of gold thread, her heart seemed pierced with agony.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
Hubertine
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From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If by chance she saw it when she went to the drawer for a ball of gold thread, her heart seemed pierced with agony.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every three months, when the collector signed it, Angelique was very low-spirited for the rest of the day.
conformity or harmony
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
low-spiritedadjectiveUS /ˌloʊˈspɪrətɪd/
filled with melancholy and despondency
From this reading Every three months, when the collector signed it, Angelique was very low-spirited for the rest of the day.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Every three months, when the collector signed it, Angelique was very low-spirited for the rest of the day.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
easily agitated
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
be obedient to
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
on one occasion
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
piercedadjectiveUS /pɪrst/
having a hole cut through
From this reading If by chance she saw it when she went to the drawer for a ball of gold thread, her heart seemed pierced with agony.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
red-covered
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From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Every three months, when the collector signed it, Angelique was very low-spirited for the rest of the day.
cut with a saw
From this reading If by chance she saw it when she went to the drawer for a ball of gold thread, her heart seemed pierced with agony.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading If by chance she saw it when she went to the drawer for a ball of gold thread, her heart seemed pierced with agony.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
having a handwritten signature
From this reading Every three months, when the collector signed it, Angelique was very low-spirited for the rest of the day.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
in the near future
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
strictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/
restricted to something
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading If by chance she saw it when she went to the drawer for a ball of gold thread, her heart seemed pierced with agony.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Every three months, when the collector signed it, Angelique was very low-spirited for the rest of the day.
thunderstruckadjectiveUS /ˈθʌndərstrʌk/
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
tremblings
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From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
uncontrollableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnkənˈtroʊləbəl/
difficult to solve or alleviate
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading Moreover, Hubertine had found an unexpected aid in the book given by the Society for the Protection of Abandoned Children.
precisely as stated
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If by chance she saw it when she went to the drawer for a ball of gold thread, her heart seemed pierced with agony.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
at the time that
From this reading Every three months, when the collector signed it, Angelique was very low-spirited for the rest of the day.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And one day, when in a fit of uncontrollable fury, which nothing had been able to conquer, she turned over the contents of the drawer, she suddenly appeared as if thunderstruck before the red-covered book.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If by chance she saw it when she went to the drawer for a ball of gold thread, her heart seemed pierced with agony.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading After that she was held very strictly, was made to obey, and her freaks were at once checked by keeping her busy at her work; as soon as her cheeks grew very red, her eyes dark, and she had nervous tremblings, everything was immediately made quiet about her.
