used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tula looked at her a moment, then put her lips lovingly to the smooth forehead.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tula looked at her a moment, then put her lips lovingly to the smooth forehead.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Her face was bright and very beautiful.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Her face was bright and very beautiful.
comfitures
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From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "O, I have something so strange to tell you,--something so strange!" she cried, throwing herself upon the hammock.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was bright and very beautiful.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Tula looked at her a moment, then put her lips lovingly to the smooth forehead.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
hammocknounUS /ˈhæmək/
a small natural hill
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "O, I have something so strange to tell you,--something so strange!" she cried, throwing herself upon the hammock.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "O, I have something so strange to tell you,--something so strange!" she cried, throwing herself upon the hammock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O, I have something so strange to tell you,--something so strange!" she cried, throwing herself upon the hammock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Tula looked at her a moment, then put her lips lovingly to the smooth forehead.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Tula looked at her a moment, then put her lips lovingly to the smooth forehead.
lovinglyadverbUS /ˈlʌvɪŋli/
with fondness; with love
From this reading Tula looked at her a moment, then put her lips lovingly to the smooth forehead.
a particular point in time
From this reading Tula looked at her a moment, then put her lips lovingly to the smooth forehead.
Nenetzin
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From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
the middle of the day
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, I have something so strange to tell you,--something so strange!" she cried, throwing herself upon the hammock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading THE PORTRAIT.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Tula looked at her a moment, then put her lips lovingly to the smooth forehead.
removalnounUS /rɪˈmuːvəl/
the act of removing
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
done under pressure
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O, I have something so strange to tell you,--something so strange!" she cried, throwing herself upon the hammock.
siestanounUS /siˈestə/
a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Tula looked at her a moment, then put her lips lovingly to the smooth forehead.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "O, I have something so strange to tell you,--something so strange!" she cried, throwing herself upon the hammock.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "O, I have something so strange to tell you,--something so strange!" she cried, throwing herself upon the hammock.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "O, I have something so strange to tell you,--something so strange!" she cried, throwing herself upon the hammock.
express in words
From this reading "O, I have something so strange to tell you,--something so strange!" she cried, throwing herself upon the hammock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PORTRAIT.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Tula looked at her a moment, then put her lips lovingly to the smooth forehead.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading "O, I have something so strange to tell you,--something so strange!" she cried, throwing herself upon the hammock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
Tula
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From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "O, I have something so strange to tell you,--something so strange!" she cried, throwing herself upon the hammock.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
precisely as stated
From this reading Her face was bright and very beautiful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face was bright and very beautiful.
at the time that
From this reading Next day, after the removal of the noon comfitures, and when the princess Tula had gone to the hammock for the usual _siesta_, Nenetzin rushed into her apartment unusually excited.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O, I have something so strange to tell you,--something so strange!" she cried, throwing herself upon the hammock.
