used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
admireverbUS /ædˈmaɪr/
feel admiration for
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
Alan
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From this reading Two days later Alan and Miela were quietly married in Bay Head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two days later Alan and Miela were quietly married in Bay Head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When we got back home Alan immediately made her take off the cloak.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Two days later Alan and Miela were quietly married in Bay Head.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
communitynounUS /kəˈmjuːnəti/
a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two days later Alan and Miela were quietly married in Bay Head.
dominancenounUS /ˈdɑːmənəns/
superior development of one side of the body
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When we got back home Alan immediately made her take off the cloak.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Two days later Alan and Miela were quietly married in Bay Head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When we got back home Alan immediately made her take off the cloak.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When we got back home Alan immediately made her take off the cloak.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading When we got back home Alan immediately made her take off the cloak.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two days later Alan and Miela were quietly married in Bay Head.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Two days later Alan and Miela were quietly married in Bay Head.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When we got back home Alan immediately made her take off the cloak.
malenounUS /meɪl/
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Two days later Alan and Miela were quietly married in Bay Head.
Miela
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From this reading Two days later Alan and Miela were quietly married in Bay Head.
not any; not one
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
a brief written record
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When we got back home Alan immediately made her take off the cloak.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
with low volume
From this reading Two days later Alan and Miela were quietly married in Bay Head.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
except for; apart from
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
not in physical motion
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
believed likely
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
symbolnounUS /ˈsɪmbəl/
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
carry out
From this reading When we got back home Alan immediately made her take off the cloak.
tangibleadjectiveUS /ˈtændʒəbəl/
perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two days later Alan and Miela were quietly married in Bay Head.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we got back home Alan immediately made her take off the cloak.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two days later Alan and Miela were quietly married in Bay Head.
at the time that
From this reading When we got back home Alan immediately made her take off the cloak.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading He wanted us to admire her wings--to note their long, soft red feathers as she extended them, the symbol and the tangible evidence of her freedom from male dominance.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She still wore the long cloak, and no one could have suspected she was other than a beautiful stranger in the little community.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading TO SAVE THE WORLD.
