used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That Van had made excuses to his partners and disappeared on "business" was a matter of which she received no account.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading That Van had made excuses to his partners and disappeared on "business" was a matter of which she received no account.
(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 Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GLEN AND REVELATIONS How she spent that night Beth never could have told.
BethnounUS /beθ/
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading GLEN AND REVELATIONS How she spent that night Beth never could have told.
the act of burning something
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading That Van had made excuses to his partners and disappeared on "business" was a matter of which she received no account.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading GLEN AND REVELATIONS How she spent that night Beth never could have told.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading That Van had made excuses to his partners and disappeared on "business" was a matter of which she received no account.
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
excusesnounUS /ɪksˈkjuːsɪz/
plural of “excuse” — a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
From this reading That Van had made excuses to his partners and disappeared on "business" was a matter of which she received no account.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
GLENnounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading GLEN AND REVELATIONS How she spent that night Beth never could have told.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her mind had refused to work.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading In the morning the unexpected happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GLEN AND REVELATIONS How she spent that night Beth never could have told.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mind had refused to work.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That Van had made excuses to his partners and disappeared on "business" was a matter of which she received no account.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
How
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From this reading GLEN AND REVELATIONS How she spent that night Beth never could have told.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning the unexpected happened.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
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 Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That Van had made excuses to his partners and disappeared on "business" was a matter of which she received no account.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading That Van had made excuses to his partners and disappeared on "business" was a matter of which she received no account.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Her mind had refused to work.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning the unexpected happened.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading GLEN AND REVELATIONS How she spent that night Beth never could have told.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading GLEN AND REVELATIONS How she spent that night Beth never could have told.
not any; not one
From this reading That Van had made excuses to his partners and disappeared on "business" was a matter of which she received no account.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That Van had made excuses to his partners and disappeared on "business" was a matter of which she received no account.
and nothing more
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
partnersnounUS /ˈpɑːrtnərz/
plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading That Van had made excuses to his partners and disappeared on "business" was a matter of which she received no account.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading That Van had made excuses to his partners and disappeared on "business" was a matter of which she received no account.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Her mind had refused to work.
REVELATIONSnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “revelation” — the speech act of making something evident
From this reading GLEN AND REVELATIONS How she spent that night Beth never could have told.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GLEN AND REVELATIONS How she spent that night Beth never could have told.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading GLEN AND REVELATIONS How she spent that night Beth never could have told.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GLEN AND REVELATIONS How she spent that night Beth never could have told.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her mind had refused to work.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading GLEN AND REVELATIONS How she spent that night Beth never could have told.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading In the morning the unexpected happened.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading That Van had made excuses to his partners and disappeared on "business" was a matter of which she received no account.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That Van had made excuses to his partners and disappeared on "business" was a matter of which she received no account.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Her mind had refused to work.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Only her heart was sensible of life and emotions, for there lay her wound, burning fiercely all the long hours through.
