used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
annoyingadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
aversionnounUS /əˈvɜːrʒən/
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
avoidedverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪd/
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading She became daily more and more dissatisfied with herself and her useless, ornamental life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading She became daily more and more dissatisfied with herself and her useless, ornamental life.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
dissatisfiedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsætəsfaɪd/
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
From this reading She became daily more and more dissatisfied with herself and her useless, ornamental life.
divisible by two
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
accept an excuse for
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
a social unit living together
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
set up or found
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
a young female
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
gravernounUS /ˈɡreɪvər/
a tool used by an engraver
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
Hamar
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From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She became daily more and more dissatisfied with herself and her useless, ornamental life.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
interferencenounUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪrəns/
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
and nothing more
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She became daily more and more dissatisfied with herself and her useless, ornamental life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
meditationnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
MiltonnounUS /ˈmɪltən/
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She became daily more and more dissatisfied with herself and her useless, ornamental life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
one's
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From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
ornamentalnounUS /ˌɔːrnəˈmentəl/
any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
From this reading She became daily more and more dissatisfied with herself and her useless, ornamental life.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
PasadenanounUS /ˌpæsəˈdiːnər/
a city in southwestern California to the east of Los Angeles
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
scorchedadjectiveUS /skɔːrtʃt/
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
sweeteradjectiveUS /ˈswiːtər/
comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
unmolestedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnməˈlestɪd/
not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed
From this reading There, too, Aunt Maria had relieved them of her annoying interference, and the return trip taken by the southern route had been an unmolested time for meditation for the girl.
unrestnounUS /ənˈrest/
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading She had found that the little book gave her a deep unrest and a sense that life held graver, sweeter things than just living to please one's self.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading She became daily more and more dissatisfied with herself and her useless, ornamental life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some days she read the little book, and other days she shut it away and tried to get back to her former life, telling herself it was useless to attempt to change herself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had scorched Milton Hamar with her glance of aversion, and avoided him constantly even in the face of protest from her family, until he had made excuse and left the party at Pasadena.
