used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CONFESSION The arm which now held her was an arm of iron.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading When she asked where she was, an English voice answered her, and an English hand held a glass of wine to her lips.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading CONFESSION The arm which now held her was an arm of iron.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When she asked where she was, an English voice answered her, and an English hand held a glass of wine to her lips.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
café
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From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
CONFESSIONnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading CONFESSION The arm which now held her was an arm of iron.
intentionally conceived
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
a female human offspring
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
deafenedadjective
caused to hear poorly or not at all
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading When she asked where she was, an English voice answered her, and an English hand held a glass of wine to her lips.
apart from; not including
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
gabbleverb
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
Gatelet
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From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading When she asked where she was, an English voice answered her, and an English hand held a glass of wine to her lips.
the act of departing
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading When she asked where she was, an English voice answered her, and an English hand held a glass of wine to her lips.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading CONFESSION The arm which now held her was an arm of iron.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CONFESSION The arm which now held her was an arm of iron.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
hubbubnounUS /ˈhʌbəb/
loud confused noise from many sources
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
Hélène
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From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
insultedverbUS /ˌɪnˈsʌltɪd/
past form of “insult” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading CONFESSION The arm which now held her was an arm of iron.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading When she asked where she was, an English voice answered her, and an English hand held a glass of wine to her lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading CONFESSION The arm which now held her was an arm of iron.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONFESSION The arm which now held her was an arm of iron.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
on one occasion
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
with speed
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
Richard
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From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
cut with a saw
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
sitting-room
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From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONFESSION The arm which now held her was an arm of iron.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
unfamiliaradjectiveUS /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər/
not known or well known
From this reading But of the rest she remembered little, except that the same strong arm led her quickly from the scene, and that she passed through narrow streets, unfamiliar to her, and was taken at length into some house, and into a little sitting-room there.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading When she asked where she was, an English voice answered her, and an English hand held a glass of wine to her lips.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONFESSION The arm which now held her was an arm of iron.
WattsnounUS /wɑːts/
English poet and theologian (1674-1748)
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
at the time that
From this reading When she asked where she was, an English voice answered her, and an English hand held a glass of wine to her lips.
in or at the place that
From this reading When she asked where she was, an English voice answered her, and an English hand held a glass of wine to her lips.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CONFESSION The arm which now held her was an arm of iron.
which person or people
From this reading Once she saw Gatelet, held back by strong hands; she heard Richard Watts telling those who came up to the café that the daughter of Madame Hélène had been insulted in the place.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading When she asked where she was, an English voice answered her, and an English hand held a glass of wine to her lips.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She was conscious of a great hubbub going on about her: of angry voices and hurrying feet, and a gabble of words which deafened her.
