used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her incredulous gasp was almost a repudiation; but she said nothing and he went on:
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Ah, you don't understand," he murmured still staring before him, afraid to stir the fire in her smouldering eyes.
in the past
From this reading I thought it would: yes! once, long ago.
Ah
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Her incredulous gasp was almost a repudiation; but she said nothing and he went on:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her incredulous gasp was almost a repudiation; but she said nothing and he went on:
for the reason that
From this reading "I'm doing this because I'm so small."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Ah, you don't understand," he murmured still staring before him, afraid to stir the fire in her smouldering eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her incredulous gasp was almost a repudiation; but she said nothing and he went on:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Because the love that's worth perfidies and desertion and all the other personal superlatives will never come my way.
desertionnounUS /dɪˈzɜːrʃən/
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
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-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "I'm doing this because I'm so small."
don't
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opinion or judgment
From this reading "Ah, you don't understand," he murmured still staring before him, afraid to stir the fire in her smouldering eyes.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Ah, you don't understand," he murmured still staring before him, afraid to stir the fire in her smouldering eyes.
gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading Her incredulous gasp was almost a repudiation; but she said nothing and he went on:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, you don't understand," he murmured still staring before him, afraid to stir the fire in her smouldering eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, you don't understand," he murmured still staring before him, afraid to stir the fire in her smouldering eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah, you don't understand," he murmured still staring before him, afraid to stir the fire in her smouldering eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought it would: yes! once, long ago.
I'm
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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incredulousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredʒələs/
not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I thought it would: yes! once, long ago.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I thought it would: yes! once, long ago.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
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belonging to the person speaking
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not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Because the love that's worth perfidies and desertion and all the other personal superlatives will never come my way.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Her incredulous gasp was almost a repudiation; but she said nothing and he went on:
touching and supported by a surface
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on one occasion
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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perfidies
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concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
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repudiationnounUS /rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃən/
rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
From this reading Her incredulous gasp was almost a repudiation; but she said nothing and he went on:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Her incredulous gasp was almost a repudiation; but she said nothing and he went on:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her incredulous gasp was almost a repudiation; but she said nothing and he went on:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I'm doing this because I'm so small."
smoulderingadjective
showing scarcely suppressed anger
From this reading "Ah, you don't understand," he murmured still staring before him, afraid to stir the fire in her smouldering eyes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm doing this because I'm so small."
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading "Ah, you don't understand," he murmured still staring before him, afraid to stir the fire in her smouldering eyes.
not in physical motion
From this reading "Ah, you don't understand," he murmured still staring before him, afraid to stir the fire in her smouldering eyes.
move an implement through
From this reading "Ah, you don't understand," he murmured still staring before him, afraid to stir the fire in her smouldering eyes.
superlativesnounUS /sʊˈpɜːrlətɪvz/
plural of “superlative” — an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
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that's
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm doing this because I'm so small."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought it would: yes! once, long ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah, you don't understand," he murmured still staring before him, afraid to stir the fire in her smouldering eyes.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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how something is done or how it happens
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inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought it would: yes! once, long ago.
an affirmative
From this reading I thought it would: yes! once, long ago.
the person or people being spoken to
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