used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
anew
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
agitationnounUS /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
(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 On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
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 On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
complainedverbUS /kəmˈpleɪnd/
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In the dark heavens glistened a multitude of stars.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
dinner-table
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From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
disappearingnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
at any time
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
glistenedverbUS /ˈɡlɪsənd/
past form of “glisten” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading In the dark heavens glistened a multitude of stars.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading In the dark heavens glistened a multitude of stars.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the dark heavens glistened a multitude of stars.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
the act of departing
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
multitudenounUS /ˈmʌltətuːd/
a large indefinite number
From this reading In the dark heavens glistened a multitude of stars.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
on one occasion
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
oppressiveadjectiveUS /əˈpresɪv/
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
Identical; not different.
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
in the near future
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading In the dark heavens glistened a multitude of stars.
strugglesnounUS /ˈstrʌɡəlz/
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
(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 On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
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 The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
