used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Julie now entered into a phase of existence that she had never before experienced.
(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 To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A young, trusting, and joyous figure, she stirred Nahal.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
attentiveadjectiveUS /əˈtentɪv/
(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Julie now entered into a phase of existence that she had never before experienced.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Julie now entered into a phase of existence that she had never before experienced.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
exileverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪl/
expel from a country
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading Julie now entered into a phase of existence that she had never before experienced.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading Julie now entered into a phase of existence that she had never before experienced.
extensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
facialnounUS /ˈfeɪʃəl/
cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading A young, trusting, and joyous figure, she stirred Nahal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Julie now entered into a phase of existence that she had never before experienced.
HamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
of great significance or value
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Julie now entered into a phase of existence that she had never before experienced.
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading A young, trusting, and joyous figure, she stirred Nahal.
Julie
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From this reading Julie now entered into a phase of existence that she had never before experienced.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
the force of workers available
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
Nahal
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From this reading A young, trusting, and joyous figure, she stirred Nahal.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Julie now entered into a phase of existence that she had never before experienced.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Julie now entered into a phase of existence that she had never before experienced.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Julie now entered into a phase of existence that she had never before experienced.
others
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From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
persuadedverbUS /pərˈsweɪdɪd/
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
phasenounUS /feɪz/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Julie now entered into a phase of existence that she had never before experienced.
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 To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
an educational institution
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Julie now entered into a phase of existence that she had never before experienced.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading A young, trusting, and joyous figure, she stirred Nahal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Julie now entered into a phase of existence that she had never before experienced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
translatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
trustingadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪŋ/
inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
From this reading A young, trusting, and joyous figure, she stirred Nahal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
at the time that
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
which person or people
From this reading To all the others Nahal was exile; to Julie among so many eagerly attentive people, a number of them men and young, who made a queen of her, Nahal was life translated to some glorious star.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Even the Major, when she came within his range, emerged from his Hamlet gloom and persuaded his facial muscles into a grim smile.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She was important to quite an extensive number of people, not in the school alone--that was a life apart--but in the delightful world into which she had dropped.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A young, trusting, and joyous figure, she stirred Nahal.
