used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading She herself was nothing and she thought of nothing, though now and then a little wave of anxiety washed over her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading She loved each individual tree, each bush and field and the view from every point, but the whole thing she hated.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
disillusionnounUS /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒən/
freeing from false belief or illusions
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She loved each individual tree, each bush and field and the view from every point, but the whole thing she hated.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She loved each individual tree, each bush and field and the view from every point, but the whole thing she hated.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading She loved each individual tree, each bush and field and the view from every point, but the whole thing she hated.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She loved each individual tree, each bush and field and the view from every point, but the whole thing she hated.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading She loved each individual tree, each bush and field and the view from every point, but the whole thing she hated.
Henrietta
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From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself was nothing and she thought of nothing, though now and then a little wave of anxiety washed over her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading She loved each individual tree, each bush and field and the view from every point, but the whole thing she hated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She herself was nothing and she thought of nothing, though now and then a little wave of anxiety washed over her.
held dear
From this reading She loved each individual tree, each bush and field and the view from every point, but the whole thing she hated.
engage in
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
come together
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
absolutely essential
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She herself was nothing and she thought of nothing, though now and then a little wave of anxiety washed over her.
personificationnounUS /pərˌsɑːnəfəˈkeɪʃən/
a person who represents an abstract quality
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading She loved each individual tree, each bush and field and the view from every point, but the whole thing she hated.
continue talking
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
shroudedverbUS /ˈʃraʊdɪd/
past form of “shroud” — cover as if with a shroud
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She herself was nothing and she thought of nothing, though now and then a little wave of anxiety washed over her.
a special situation
From this reading She loved each individual tree, each bush and field and the view from every point, but the whole thing she hated.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She herself was nothing and she thought of nothing, though now and then a little wave of anxiety washed over her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She herself was nothing and she thought of nothing, though now and then a little wave of anxiety washed over her.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was the personification of mistake, disappointment and slow disillusion, but now it was all shrouded in darkness and she seemed to be walking on nothing, through nothing and towards nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
in the direction of
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading She loved each individual tree, each bush and field and the view from every point, but the whole thing she hated.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading She loved each individual tree, each bush and field and the view from every point, but the whole thing she hated.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading She herself was nothing and she thought of nothing, though now and then a little wave of anxiety washed over her.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading She herself was nothing and she thought of nothing, though now and then a little wave of anxiety washed over her.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Afterwards, she could never make up her mind whether she was glad or sorry she had gone.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She loved each individual tree, each bush and field and the view from every point, but the whole thing she hated.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had expected to meet Henrietta within a mile or two of the bridge, and the further she went without a sight of the small figure walking towards her, the more necessary it became to proceed, but she felt a deadly sickness of this road.
