used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then he drew a chair opposite to her, sat down, heaved a deep sigh, and raised his eyes to her face.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he crossed the room toward the marchesa, he moved feebly, and leaned heavily on his stick.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WHAT CAME OF IT.
Cavaliere
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From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Then he drew a chair opposite to her, sat down, heaved a deep sigh, and raised his eyes to her face.
consignedverbUS /kənˈsaɪnd/
past form of “consign” — commit forever; commit irrevocably
From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
placed crosswise
From this reading As he crossed the room toward the marchesa, he moved feebly, and leaned heavily on his stick.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Then he drew a chair opposite to her, sat down, heaved a deep sigh, and raised his eyes to her face.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he drew a chair opposite to her, sat down, heaved a deep sigh, and raised his eyes to her face.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Then he drew a chair opposite to her, sat down, heaved a deep sigh, and raised his eyes to her face.
Enrica
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From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then he drew a chair opposite to her, sat down, heaved a deep sigh, and raised his eyes to her face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then he drew a chair opposite to her, sat down, heaved a deep sigh, and raised his eyes to her face.
feeblyadverbUS /ˈfiːbli/
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading As he crossed the room toward the marchesa, he moved feebly, and leaned heavily on his stick.
death of a person
From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
heavedverbUS /hiːvd/
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading Then he drew a chair opposite to her, sat down, heaved a deep sigh, and raised his eyes to her face.
to a considerable degree
From this reading As he crossed the room toward the marchesa, he moved feebly, and leaned heavily on his stick.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he crossed the room toward the marchesa, he moved feebly, and leaned heavily on his stick.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHAT CAME OF IT.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading As he crossed the room toward the marchesa, he moved feebly, and leaned heavily on his stick.
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 When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
marchesa
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From this reading As he crossed the room toward the marchesa, he moved feebly, and leaned heavily on his stick.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading As he crossed the room toward the marchesa, he moved feebly, and leaned heavily on his stick.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The marchesa had not moved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT CAME OF IT.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he crossed the room toward the marchesa, he moved feebly, and leaned heavily on his stick.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Then he drew a chair opposite to her, sat down, heaved a deep sigh, and raised his eyes to her face.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Then he drew a chair opposite to her, sat down, heaved a deep sigh, and raised his eyes to her face.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading As he crossed the room toward the marchesa, he moved feebly, and leaned heavily on his stick.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then he drew a chair opposite to her, sat down, heaved a deep sigh, and raised his eyes to her face.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Then he drew a chair opposite to her, sat down, heaved a deep sigh, and raised his eyes to her face.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading As he crossed the room toward the marchesa, he moved feebly, and leaned heavily on his stick.
TeresanounUS /tərˈiːsə/
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he crossed the room toward the marchesa, he moved feebly, and leaned heavily on his stick.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he drew a chair opposite to her, sat down, heaved a deep sigh, and raised his eyes to her face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading As he crossed the room toward the marchesa, he moved feebly, and leaned heavily on his stick.
Trenta
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From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
precisely as stated
From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT CAME OF IT.
at the time that
From this reading When Cavaliere Trenta returned, after he had led away Enrica, and consigned her to Teresa, he was very grave.
