used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The news that had awaited her upon her arrival at Tranfield had produced in her a species of mental paralysis.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
(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 The telegram that had summoned her from her Devonshire home and holiday had not told her all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The telegram that had summoned her from her Devonshire home and holiday had not told her all.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The news that had awaited her upon her arrival at Tranfield had produced in her a species of mental paralysis.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The news that had awaited her upon her arrival at Tranfield had produced in her a species of mental paralysis.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading The news that had awaited her upon her arrival at Tranfield had produced in her a species of mental paralysis.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That she had been relentlessly caught in the mesh of misery.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Her brain was numbed.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading That she had been relentlessly caught in the mesh of misery.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
DevonshirenounUS /dɪˈvɑːnʃaɪr/
a county in southwestern England
From this reading The telegram that had summoned her from her Devonshire home and holiday had not told her all.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The telegram that had summoned her from her Devonshire home and holiday had not told her all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading The telegram that had summoned her from her Devonshire home and holiday had not told her all.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The telegram that had summoned her from her Devonshire home and holiday had not told her all.
hopelesslyadverbUS /ˈhoʊpləsli/
in a hopeless manner
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That she had been relentlessly caught in the mesh of misery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
Kerr
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From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading The news that had awaited her upon her arrival at Tranfield had produced in her a species of mental paralysis.
meshverbUS /meʃ/
keep engaged
From this reading That she had been relentlessly caught in the mesh of misery.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading That she had been relentlessly caught in the mesh of misery.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The news that had awaited her upon her arrival at Tranfield had produced in her a species of mental paralysis.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The telegram that had summoned her from her Devonshire home and holiday had not told her all.
numbedverbUS /nʌmd/
past form of “numb” — make numb or insensitive
From this reading Her brain was numbed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That she had been relentlessly caught in the mesh of misery.
paralysisnounUS /pərˈæləsəs/
loss of the ability to move a body part
From this reading The news that had awaited her upon her arrival at Tranfield had produced in her a species of mental paralysis.
PinkienounUS /ˈpɪŋki/
the finger farthest from the thumb
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading The news that had awaited her upon her arrival at Tranfield had produced in her a species of mental paralysis.
Re-enterverb
enter again
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
relentlesslyadverbUS /rɪˈlentləsli/
in a relentless manner
From this reading That she had been relentlessly caught in the mesh of misery.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That she had been relentlessly caught in the mesh of misery.
speciesnounUS /ˈspiːʃiz/
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading The news that had awaited her upon her arrival at Tranfield had produced in her a species of mental paralysis.
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading The telegram that had summoned her from her Devonshire home and holiday had not told her all.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading The telegram that had summoned her from her Devonshire home and holiday had not told her all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That she had been relentlessly caught in the mesh of misery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The telegram that had summoned her from her Devonshire home and holiday had not told her all.
Tranfield
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From this reading The news that had awaited her upon her arrival at Tranfield had produced in her a species of mental paralysis.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtʌmbəlɪŋ/
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The news that had awaited her upon her arrival at Tranfield had produced in her a species of mental paralysis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her brain was numbed.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
XnounUS /eks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Re-enter Mr. X It seemed to “Pinkie” Kerr that her entire world had come tumbling hopelessly about her ears.
