used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
(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 At this juncture the young girl was fain to believe her own wisdom superior to that of all her friends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading At this juncture the young girl was fain to believe her own wisdom superior to that of all her friends.
depressingadjectiveUS /dɪˈpresɪŋ/
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/
having made preparations
From this reading At this juncture the young girl was fain to believe her own wisdom superior to that of all her friends.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading At this juncture the young girl was fain to believe her own wisdom superior to that of all her friends.
a young female
From this reading At this juncture the young girl was fain to believe her own wisdom superior to that of all her friends.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I MUST GO!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I MUST GO!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
Janice
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From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
juncturenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋktʃər/
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading At this juncture the young girl was fain to believe her own wisdom superior to that of all her friends.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading No matter what other people said--no matter what they thought.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I MUST GO!"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
not any; not one
From this reading No matter what other people said--no matter what they thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading No matter what other people said--no matter what they thought.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading At this juncture the young girl was fain to believe her own wisdom superior to that of all her friends.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading No matter what other people said--no matter what they thought.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading No matter what other people said--no matter what they thought.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading At this juncture the young girl was fain to believe her own wisdom superior to that of all her friends.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No matter what other people said--no matter what they thought.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this juncture the young girl was fain to believe her own wisdom superior to that of all her friends.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading No matter what other people said--no matter what they thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At this juncture the young girl was fain to believe her own wisdom superior to that of all her friends.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
precisely as stated
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this juncture the young girl was fain to believe her own wisdom superior to that of all her friends.
(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 Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No matter what other people said--no matter what they thought.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading At this juncture the young girl was fain to believe her own wisdom superior to that of all her friends.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Janice awoke after a very uneasy and depressing night with the phrase "I must go" written so plainly upon the mirror of her mind that it might as well have appeared across the pretty wall paper at the foot of the bed.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading At this juncture the young girl was fain to believe her own wisdom superior to that of all her friends.
