used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LADIES AT THE HALL.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
without stop or interruption
From this reading (_Continued_).
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE LADIES AT THE HALL.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
and nothing more
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE LADIES AT THE HALL.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
as might be expected
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
on one occasion
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
reluctancenounUS /rɪˈlʌktəns/
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
a person, without saying who
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
express in speech
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
express in words
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADIES AT THE HALL.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
a message informing of danger
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
at the time that
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I cannot tell what it was that made me silent about this adventure while we were having tea.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That reluctance to speak of a matter which will turn out painful to somebody I have felt come across me like a sort of warning more than once in my life; and this time it was so powerful, that during our meal I said nothing whatever about the matter.
the words that are spoken
From this reading My mind was naturally full of it, but when, having the words just on my lips, I looked at Sarah, some strange influence held me back.
