used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading NATCHA-KEE-TAWARA Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
Alvina
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From this reading NATCHA-KEE-TAWARA Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NATCHA-KEE-TAWARA Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading NATCHA-KEE-TAWARA Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
for the reason that
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
buzzedverbUS /bʌzd/
past form of “buzz” — make a buzzing sound
From this reading NATCHA-KEE-TAWARA Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
coming-on-ness
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From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
epicureanadjectiveUS /ˌepəkjʊˈriːən/
of Epicurus or epicureanism
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading So that his grand utterance on Alvina was: “She’s not physical, she’s mental.”
hadn't
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From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
harassedadjectiveUS /hərˈæst/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
inseparableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsepərəbəl/
not capable of being separated
From this reading NATCHA-KEE-TAWARA Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading NATCHA-KEE-TAWARA Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading So that his grand utterance on Alvina was: “She’s not physical, she’s mental.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading NATCHA-KEE-TAWARA Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
NATCHA-KEE-TAWARA
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From this reading NATCHA-KEE-TAWARA Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So that his grand utterance on Alvina was: “She’s not physical, she’s mental.”
and nothing more
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
people'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading So that his grand utterance on Alvina was: “She’s not physical, she’s mental.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
on the contrary
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
scandalnounUS /ˈskændəl/
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading NATCHA-KEE-TAWARA Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
She's
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From this reading So that his grand utterance on Alvina was: “She’s not physical, she’s mental.”
shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/
shake, as from cold
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
utterancenounUS /ˈʌtərəns/
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading So that his grand utterance on Alvina was: “She’s not physical, she’s mental.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
which person or people
From this reading It could not believe that he was only _so_ fond of Alvina because she was like a sister to him, poor, lonely, harassed soul that he was: a pure sister who really hadn’t any body.
in the company of; together with
From this reading NATCHA-KEE-TAWARA Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Woodhouse could not believe that Mr. May was absolutely final in his horror of any sort of coming-on-ness in a woman.
Woodhouse
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From this reading NATCHA-KEE-TAWARA Mr. May and Alvina became almost inseparable, and Woodhouse buzzed with scandal.
but in spite of that
From this reading For although Mr. May was rather fond, in an epicurean way, of his own body, yet other people’s bodies rather made him shudder.
