used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
alternativeadjectiveUS /ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪv/
serving or used in place of another
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She ceased to speak, and for several minutes there was silence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And Lanyard sat as moveless, the heart in his bosom as heavy and cold as a stone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading And Lanyard sat as moveless, the heart in his bosom as heavy and cold as a stone.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading She ceased to speak, and for several minutes there was silence.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading And Lanyard sat as moveless, the heart in his bosom as heavy and cold as a stone.
convulsiveadjectiveUS /kənˈvʌlsɪv/
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
doesn't
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From this reading "Think what you must," she said lifelessly: "it doesn't matter, so long as you renounce me, put me out of your heart and--leave me."
dry-eyedadjective
free from tears
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
divisible by two
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She ceased to speak, and for several minutes there was silence.
a young female
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And Lanyard sat as moveless, the heart in his bosom as heavy and cold as a stone.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading And Lanyard sat as moveless, the heart in his bosom as heavy and cold as a stone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Lanyard sat as moveless, the heart in his bosom as heavy and cold as a stone.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Lanyard sat as moveless, the heart in his bosom as heavy and cold as a stone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Think what you must," she said lifelessly: "it doesn't matter, so long as you renounce me, put me out of your heart and--leave me."
LanyardnounUS /ˈlænjərd/
a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon
From this reading And Lanyard sat as moveless, the heart in his bosom as heavy and cold as a stone.
go away from a place
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
lifelesslyadverb
without animation or vitality
From this reading "Think what you must," she said lifelessly: "it doesn't matter, so long as you renounce me, put me out of your heart and--leave me."
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Think what you must," she said lifelessly: "it doesn't matter, so long as you renounce me, put me out of your heart and--leave me."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Think what you must," she said lifelessly: "it doesn't matter, so long as you renounce me, put me out of your heart and--leave me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading She ceased to speak, and for several minutes there was silence.
moveless
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From this reading And Lanyard sat as moveless, the heart in his bosom as heavy and cold as a stone.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Think what you must," she said lifelessly: "it doesn't matter, so long as you renounce me, put me out of your heart and--leave me."
not any; not one
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
and nothing more
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Think what you must," she said lifelessly: "it doesn't matter, so long as you renounce me, put me out of your heart and--leave me."
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
renounceverbUS /rɪˈnaʊns/
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
From this reading "Think what you must," she said lifelessly: "it doesn't matter, so long as you renounce me, put me out of your heart and--leave me."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading She ceased to speak, and for several minutes there was silence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ceased to speak, and for several minutes there was silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She ceased to speak, and for several minutes there was silence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Think what you must," she said lifelessly: "it doesn't matter, so long as you renounce me, put me out of your heart and--leave me."
express in speech
From this reading She ceased to speak, and for several minutes there was silence.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She ceased to speak, and for several minutes there was silence.
a special situation
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She ceased to speak, and for several minutes there was silence.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She ceased to speak, and for several minutes there was silence.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Think what you must," she said lifelessly: "it doesn't matter, so long as you renounce me, put me out of your heart and--leave me."
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But for her quick, convulsive breathing, the girl sat like a woman of stone, staring dry-eyed out of the window.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At length, lifting his head, "You leave me no alternative," he said in a voice dull and hollow even in his own hearing: "I can only think one thing..."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Think what you must," she said lifelessly: "it doesn't matter, so long as you renounce me, put me out of your heart and--leave me."
