used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Over the open market-place the air throbbed with a thousand pulses from the dying heart of sound.
anew
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Over the open market-place the air throbbed with a thousand pulses from the dying heart of sound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
annoyancenounUS /əˈnɔɪəns/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She dearly loved punctuality and order, and disliked to be either checked or hastened in her superb movements.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The bell of St. Saviour's had ceased.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The bell of St. Saviour's had ceased.
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading She dearly loved punctuality and order, and disliked to be either checked or hastened in her superb movements.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
couchantadjective
lying on the stomach with head raised with legs pointed forward
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
dearlyadverbUS /ˈdɪrli/
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading She dearly loved punctuality and order, and disliked to be either checked or hastened in her superb movements.
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/
regarded with aversion
From this reading She dearly loved punctuality and order, and disliked to be either checked or hastened in her superb movements.
dominionnounUS /dəˈmɪnjən/
dominance or power through legal authority
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Over the open market-place the air throbbed with a thousand pulses from the dying heart of sound.
one or the other of two
From this reading She dearly loved punctuality and order, and disliked to be either checked or hastened in her superb movements.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Over the open market-place the air throbbed with a thousand pulses from the dying heart of sound.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bell of St. Saviour's had ceased.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading She dearly loved punctuality and order, and disliked to be either checked or hastened in her superb movements.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Over the open market-place the air throbbed with a thousand pulses from the dying heart of sound.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She dearly loved punctuality and order, and disliked to be either checked or hastened in her superb movements.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
held dear
From this reading She dearly loved punctuality and order, and disliked to be either checked or hastened in her superb movements.
market-place
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From this reading Over the open market-place the air throbbed with a thousand pulses from the dying heart of sound.
monstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/
abnormally large
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
not in physical motion
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading She dearly loved punctuality and order, and disliked to be either checked or hastened in her superb movements.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
navenounUS /neɪv/
the central area of a church
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bell of St. Saviour's had ceased.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Over the open market-place the air throbbed with a thousand pulses from the dying heart of sound.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She dearly loved punctuality and order, and disliked to be either checked or hastened in her superb movements.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading She dearly loved punctuality and order, and disliked to be either checked or hastened in her superb movements.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the open market-place the air throbbed with a thousand pulses from the dying heart of sound.
pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Over the open market-place the air throbbed with a thousand pulses from the dying heart of sound.
punctualitynounUS /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈælɪti/
the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
From this reading She dearly loved punctuality and order, and disliked to be either checked or hastened in her superb movements.
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
Saviour's
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From this reading The bell of St. Saviour's had ceased.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Over the open market-place the air throbbed with a thousand pulses from the dying heart of sound.
St
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From this reading The bell of St. Saviour's had ceased.
not in physical motion
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
superbadjectiveUS /sʊˈpɜːrb/
of surpassing excellence
From this reading She dearly loved punctuality and order, and disliked to be either checked or hastened in her superb movements.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bell of St. Saviour's had ceased.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Over the open market-place the air throbbed with a thousand pulses from the dying heart of sound.
throbbed
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From this reading Over the open market-place the air throbbed with a thousand pulses from the dying heart of sound.
up to a particular time
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She dearly loved punctuality and order, and disliked to be either checked or hastened in her superb movements.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
triumphantadjectiveUS /traɪˈʌmfənt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The great grey body of the Church was still; tower and couchant nave watched in their monstrous, motionless dominion, till the music stirred in them like a triumphant soul.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading As they hurried over the open market-place, Anne realised with some annoyance that she was late again for the Wednesday evening service.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Over the open market-place the air throbbed with a thousand pulses from the dying heart of sound.
