used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Fenella never became absolutely unconscious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
from appearances alone
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
ArnoldnounUS /ˈɑːrnəld/
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Fenella never became absolutely unconscious.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
clingingverbUS /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "ROSARIO IS DEAD!"
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
Fenella
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From this reading Fenella never became absolutely unconscious.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
infectverbUS /ˌɪnˈfekt/
communicate a disease to
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "ROSARIO IS DEAD!"
easily agitated
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Fenella never became absolutely unconscious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
prostrationnounUS /prɑːˈstreɪʃən/
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
with speed
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
reliancenounUS /rɪˈlaɪəns/
certainty based on past experience
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
ROSARIOnounUS /roʊˈzɑːrioʊ/
a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina
From this reading "ROSARIO IS DEAD!"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
strangestadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪndʒɪst/
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Fenella never became absolutely unconscious.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
precisely as stated
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
