used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
addressesnounUS /ˈæˈdresɪz/
plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
buzzverbUS /bʌz/
make a buzzing sound
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
CroftnounUS /krɔːft/
a small farm worked by a crofter
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
declineverbUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
grow worse
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
wanted intensely
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
disdainfuladjectiveUS /dɪsˈdeɪnfəl/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
a man of refinement
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
how
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From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
hubbubnounUS /ˈhʌbəb/
loud confused noise from many sources
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
Lawrence'snounUS /ˈlɔːrənsɪz/
possessive form of “lawrence” — Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
march in a procession
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
not any; not one
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
pinverbUS /pɪn/
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
PinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
pinnedverbUS /pɪnd/
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
rackverbUS /ræk/
go at a rack
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
Roberta
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From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
and nothing more
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
spinverbUS /spɪn/
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
the upper part of anything
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
interact in a certain way
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
the act of using
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
vitaladjectiveUS /ˈvaɪtəl/
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Lawrence Croft walked down Pine Top Hill his mind was in a good deal of a hubbub.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As soon as he should have an opportunity he would rack his brains to find out what it was that had put Roberta March into such a strange humor.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
which person or people
From this reading No one who simply desired to decline the addresses of a gentleman would treat her lover as Miss March had treated him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The mind of almost any lover would be stirred up if he came fresh from an interview, in which his lady had pinned him, to use a cruel figure, in various places on the wall to see how he would spin and buzz in different lights.
but in spite of that
From this reading But the disdainful pin had not yet gone through a vital part of Lawrence's hopes, and they had strength to spin and buzz a good deal yet.
