used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
(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 All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading And the way the young men held the women's arms, talked to them, guided and protected them, made Comstock feel even queazier.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
have
From this reading The idea that he had ever found them exciting was hard for him to bear.
ComstocknounUS /ˈkɑːmstɑːk/
United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)
From this reading And the way the young men held the women's arms, talked to them, guided and protected them, made Comstock feel even queazier.
Comstock's
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From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
couplesnounUS /ˈkʌpəlz/
plural of “couple” — a pair who associate with one another
From this reading It was a Grandfather's Meeting night and all the couples were on their way to the meeting house.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
dressesnounUS /ˈdresəz/
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
eddying
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From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
elderlyadjectiveUS /ˈeldərli/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
divisible by two
From this reading And the way the young men held the women's arms, talked to them, guided and protected them, made Comstock feel even queazier.
at any time
From this reading The idea that he had ever found them exciting was hard for him to bear.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading The idea that he had ever found them exciting was hard for him to bear.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading And the way the young men held the women's arms, talked to them, guided and protected them, made Comstock feel even queazier.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
set up or found
From this reading The idea that he had ever found them exciting was hard for him to bear.
a young female
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
Grandfather'snounUS /ˈɡrændfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “grandfather” — the father of your father or mother
From this reading It was a Grandfather's Meeting night and all the couples were on their way to the meeting house.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
guidedadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdəd/
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading And the way the young men held the women's arms, talked to them, guided and protected them, made Comstock feel even queazier.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The idea that he had ever found them exciting was hard for him to bear.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The idea that he had ever found them exciting was hard for him to bear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading And the way the young men held the women's arms, talked to them, guided and protected them, made Comstock feel even queazier.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was a Grandfather's Meeting night and all the couples were on their way to the meeting house.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The idea that he had ever found them exciting was hard for him to bear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a Grandfather's Meeting night and all the couples were on their way to the meeting house.
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 All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And the way the young men held the women's arms, talked to them, guided and protected them, made Comstock feel even queazier.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading It was a Grandfather's Meeting night and all the couples were on their way to the meeting house.
the force of workers available
From this reading And the way the young men held the women's arms, talked to them, guided and protected them, made Comstock feel even queazier.
mobsnounUS /mɑːbz/
plural of “mob” — a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
a particular point in time
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was a Grandfather's Meeting night and all the couples were on their way to the meeting house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
protectedadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪd/
kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
From this reading And the way the young men held the women's arms, talked to them, guided and protected them, made Comstock feel even queazier.
queazier
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From this reading And the way the young men held the women's arms, talked to them, guided and protected them, made Comstock feel even queazier.
revulsionnounUS /rɪˈvʌlʃən/
intense aversion
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
the act of searching for something
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading And the way the young men held the women's arms, talked to them, guided and protected them, made Comstock feel even queazier.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The idea that he had ever found them exciting was hard for him to bear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The idea that he had ever found them exciting was hard for him to bear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The idea that he had ever found them exciting was hard for him to bear.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And the way the young men held the women's arms, talked to them, guided and protected them, made Comstock feel even queazier.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
white-hairedadjective
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A wave of revulsion turned Comstock's stomach making him forget, for a moment, the girl for whom he was seeking.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading All around him in eddying mobs were elderly, grey and white-haired women, their long dresses dragging on the ground.
women's
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From this reading And the way the young men held the women's arms, talked to them, guided and protected them, made Comstock feel even queazier.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And the way the young men held the women's arms, talked to them, guided and protected them, made Comstock feel even queazier.
