used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were the rings of sleeplessness, and an ominous indication of the mental attitude behind them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading They were the rings of sleeplessness, and an ominous indication of the mental attitude behind them.
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From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They were the rings of sleeplessness, and an ominous indication of the mental attitude behind them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Dark, unhealthy rings had sunk their way into the young surrounding flesh.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Dark, unhealthy rings had sunk their way into the young surrounding flesh.
flintnounUS /flɪnt/
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
hopelessnessnounUS /ˈhoʊpləsnəs/
the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
indicationnounUS /ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən/
something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading They were the rings of sleeplessness, and an ominous indication of the mental attitude behind them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dark, unhealthy rings had sunk their way into the young surrounding flesh.
irresistibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl/
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
languorousadjective
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
meltingnounUS /ˈmeltɪŋ/
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading They were the rings of sleeplessness, and an ominous indication of the mental attitude behind them.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
ominousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading They were the rings of sleeplessness, and an ominous indication of the mental attitude behind them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
ovalnounUS /ˈoʊvəl/
a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
pathosnounUS /ˈpeɪθɑːs/
a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
pinchedadjectiveUS /pɪntʃt/
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
replacedverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪst/
past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
ringsnounUS /rɪŋz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading Dark, unhealthy rings had sunk their way into the young surrounding flesh.
sleeplessnessnoun
a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep
From this reading They were the rings of sleeplessness, and an ominous indication of the mental attitude behind them.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading Dark, unhealthy rings had sunk their way into the young surrounding flesh.
surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/
closely encircling
From this reading Dark, unhealthy rings had sunk their way into the young surrounding flesh.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were the rings of sleeplessness, and an ominous indication of the mental attitude behind them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the rings of sleeplessness, and an ominous indication of the mental attitude behind them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
unhealthyadjectiveUS /ənˈhelθi/
not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
From this reading Dark, unhealthy rings had sunk their way into the young surrounding flesh.
unrelievedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnriˈliːvd/
not lessened or diminished
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Dark, unhealthy rings had sunk their way into the young surrounding flesh.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were the rings of sleeplessness, and an ominous indication of the mental attitude behind them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The oval of the cheeks had become pinched and pale, while the drooping lips added a pathos that must have been irresistible to a heart of human feeling.
belonging to which person
From this reading BAR-LEIGHTON The face that gazed out at the driving October rain was one whose expression of unrelieved misery and hopelessness might well have melted a heart of flint.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The wide, grey eyes had lost their languorous melting delight, which had been replaced by one of driven desperation.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Dark, unhealthy rings had sunk their way into the young surrounding flesh.
