used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A QUEEN'S DREAM.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
(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 After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Yet the recollection of that book is helping to soften Hazel.
calmeradjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmər/
comparative of “calm” — not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading So she muses on it, growing gradually calmer and happier.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
emanating from God
From this reading After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading A QUEEN'S DREAM.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
in a gradual manner
From this reading So she muses on it, growing gradually calmer and happier.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading So she muses on it, growing gradually calmer and happier.
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading So she muses on it, growing gradually calmer and happier.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
only a very short time before
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
HazeladjectiveUS /ˈheɪzəl/
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading Yet the recollection of that book is helping to soften Hazel.
Hazel's
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From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading Yet the recollection of that book is helping to soften Hazel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet the recollection of that book is helping to soften Hazel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
lectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
musesnounUS /ˈmjuːzəz/
plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading So she muses on it, growing gradually calmer and happier.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet the recollection of that book is helping to soften Hazel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So she muses on it, growing gradually calmer and happier.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
QUEEN'SnounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading A QUEEN'S DREAM.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Yet the recollection of that book is helping to soften Hazel.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she muses on it, growing gradually calmer and happier.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she muses on it, growing gradually calmer and happier.
softenverbUS /ˈsɑːfən/
make (images or sounds) soft or softer
From this reading Yet the recollection of that book is helping to soften Hazel.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet the recollection of that book is helping to soften Hazel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet the recollection of that book is helping to soften Hazel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet the recollection of that book is helping to soften Hazel.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
except if; if not
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
the act of using
From this reading After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After all, she might be of some use in the world if she were to try, and if One Divine would be with her.
the act of creating written works
From this reading There is a tender bit of writing at the close of the lecture which can hardly fail to reach any woman's heart, unless it be wholly hardened; and Hazel's is not a hard heart.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the recollection of that book is helping to soften Hazel.
