used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
(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 THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She almost forgot that Durrance was even in the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
react verbally
From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
eagerly desirous
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
Durrance
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From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
Durrance's
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From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
Ethne
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From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
divisible by two
From this reading She almost forgot that Durrance was even in the room.
Feversham
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From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading She almost forgot that Durrance was even in the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
gapnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
assemble or get together
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
intentnessnoun
the quality of being intent and concentrated
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
jealouslyadverbUS /ˈdʒeləsli/
with jealousy
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
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 listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
moonlitadjectiveUS /ˈmuːnlɪt/
lighted by moonlight
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
OVERTUREnounUS /ˈoʊvərtʃər/
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She almost forgot that Durrance was even in the room.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
express in speech
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
carry out
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
in the direction of
From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading THE ANSWER TO THE OVERTURE Ethne did not turn towards Durrance or move at all from her attitude.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
precisely as stated
From this reading She listened with Durrance's own intentness, and anxious that the voice should speak very slowly, so that the message might take a long time in the telling, and she gather it all jealously to her heart.
violinnounUS /vaɪəˈlɪn/
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For it helped her to believe that Harry Feversham himself was speaking to her, she was able to forget that he was speaking through the voice of Durrance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sat with her violin upon her knees, looking across the moonlit garden to the band of silver in the gap of the trees; and she kept her position deliberately.
