used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
the state of being absent
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
at or in the front
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
aloofadjectiveUS /əˈluːf/
remote in manner
From this reading An aloof wintry moon shone coldly on the white fields and made the frozen ponds glitter.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An aloof wintry moon shone coldly on the white fields and made the frozen ponds glitter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Stacey and Ethel might have been husband and wife from their nonchalant indifference to conversation.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They hardly spoke on the long ride; yet there was no constraint between them.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
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 Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
coldlyadverbUS /ˈkoʊldli/
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading An aloof wintry moon shone coldly on the white fields and made the frozen ponds glitter.
constraintnounUS /kənˈstreɪnt/
the state of being physically constrained
From this reading They hardly spoke on the long ride; yet there was no constraint between them.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Stacey and Ethel might have been husband and wife from their nonchalant indifference to conversation.
Ethel
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From this reading Stacey and Ethel might have been husband and wife from their nonchalant indifference to conversation.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading An aloof wintry moon shone coldly on the white fields and made the frozen ponds glitter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Stacey and Ethel might have been husband and wife from their nonchalant indifference to conversation.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading An aloof wintry moon shone coldly on the white fields and made the frozen ponds glitter.
a young female
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
glitternounUS /ˈɡlɪtər/
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
From this reading An aloof wintry moon shone coldly on the white fields and made the frozen ponds glitter.
gradenounUS /ɡreɪd/
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
only a very short time before
From this reading They hardly spoke on the long ride; yet there was no constraint between them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Stacey and Ethel might have been husband and wife from their nonchalant indifference to conversation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
heatedadjectiveUS /ˈhiːtəd/
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Stacey and Ethel might have been husband and wife from their nonchalant indifference to conversation.
idlyadverbUS /ˈaɪdli/
in an idle manner
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
indifferencenounUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns/
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading Stacey and Ethel might have been husband and wife from their nonchalant indifference to conversation.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
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 They hardly spoke on the long ride; yet there was no constraint between them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading An aloof wintry moon shone coldly on the white fields and made the frozen ponds glitter.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Stacey and Ethel might have been husband and wife from their nonchalant indifference to conversation.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading An aloof wintry moon shone coldly on the white fields and made the frozen ponds glitter.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
not any; not one
From this reading They hardly spoke on the long ride; yet there was no constraint between them.
nonchalantadjectiveUS /ˌnɑːnʃəˈlɑːnt/
marked by blithe unconcern
From this reading Stacey and Ethel might have been husband and wife from their nonchalant indifference to conversation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An aloof wintry moon shone coldly on the white fields and made the frozen ponds glitter.
on one occasion
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
by chance
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
pondsnounUS /pɑːndz/
plural of “pond” — a small lake
From this reading An aloof wintry moon shone coldly on the white fields and made the frozen ponds glitter.
promiscuitynounUS /ˌproʊmɪsˈkjuːəti/
indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading They hardly spoke on the long ride; yet there was no constraint between them.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
road-house
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From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
self-consciousnessnounUS /ˌselfˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/
embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading An aloof wintry moon shone coldly on the white fields and made the frozen ponds glitter.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading They hardly spoke on the long ride; yet there was no constraint between them.
Stacey
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From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Stacey and Ethel might have been husband and wife from their nonchalant indifference to conversation.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They hardly spoke on the long ride; yet there was no constraint between them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They hardly spoke on the long ride; yet there was no constraint between them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hardly spoke on the long ride; yet there was no constraint between them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chill silent night was a relief to Stacey, and perhaps to the girl, after the heated promiscuity of the road-house.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
a Caucasian
From this reading An aloof wintry moon shone coldly on the white fields and made the frozen ponds glitter.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Stacey and Ethel might have been husband and wife from their nonchalant indifference to conversation.
wintryadjectiveUS /ˈwɪntri/
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading An aloof wintry moon shone coldly on the white fields and made the frozen ponds glitter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once he asked her if she was cold, and she said that she was not; and once she observed that there was a bad grade a little way ahead, and he noted idly to himself the absence of self-consciousness with which she admitted to knowing the road.
but in spite of that
From this reading They hardly spoke on the long ride; yet there was no constraint between them.
