perfect or complete or pure
From this reading Kate sat in absolute dismay, waiting for the other woman to recover herself.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “After all,” she said, when Doña Carlota became quiet, her face in her hands, “it isn’t your fault.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
(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 She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We can’t be responsible, even for our husbands.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “After all,” she said, when Doña Carlota became quiet, her face in her hands, “it isn’t your fault.
can't
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From this reading We can’t be responsible, even for our husbands.
Carlota
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From this reading “After all,” she said, when Doña Carlota became quiet, her face in her hands, “it isn’t your fault.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
couldn't
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From this reading I know _that_, since my husband died, and I couldn’t prevent him dying.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I know _that_, since my husband died, and I couldn’t prevent him dying.
dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Kate sat in absolute dismay, waiting for the other woman to recover herself.
Doña
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From this reading “After all,” she said, when Doña Carlota became quiet, her face in her hands, “it isn’t your fault.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading I know _that_, since my husband died, and I couldn’t prevent him dying.
divisible by two
From this reading We can’t be responsible, even for our husbands.
exertedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɜːrtɪd/
past form of “exert” — put to use
From this reading She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “After all,” she said, when Doña Carlota became quiet, her face in her hands, “it isn’t your fault.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “After all,” she said, when Doña Carlota became quiet, her face in her hands, “it isn’t your fault.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Kate sat in absolute dismay, waiting for the other woman to recover herself.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “After all,” she said, when Doña Carlota became quiet, her face in her hands, “it isn’t your fault.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Kate sat in absolute dismay, waiting for the other woman to recover herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know _that_, since my husband died, and I couldn’t prevent him dying.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading I know _that_, since my husband died, and I couldn’t prevent him dying.
husbandsnounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading We can’t be responsible, even for our husbands.
hystericsnounUS /ˌhɪˈsterɪks/
an attack of hysteria
From this reading She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know _that_, since my husband died, and I couldn’t prevent him dying.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kate sat in absolute dismay, waiting for the other woman to recover herself.
isn't
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From this reading “After all,” she said, when Doña Carlota became quiet, her face in her hands, “it isn’t your fault.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “After all,” she said, when Doña Carlota became quiet, her face in her hands, “it isn’t your fault.
Kate
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From this reading Kate sat in absolute dismay, waiting for the other woman to recover herself.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know _that_, since my husband died, and I couldn’t prevent him dying.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I know _that_, since my husband died, and I couldn’t prevent him dying.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Kate sat in absolute dismay, waiting for the other woman to recover herself.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We can’t be responsible, even for our husbands.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading I know _that_, since my husband died, and I couldn’t prevent him dying.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “After all,” she said, when Doña Carlota became quiet, her face in her hands, “it isn’t your fault.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Kate sat in absolute dismay, waiting for the other woman to recover herself.
responsibleadjectiveUS /riˈspɑːnsəbəl/
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading We can’t be responsible, even for our husbands.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “After all,” she said, when Doña Carlota became quiet, her face in her hands, “it isn’t your fault.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Kate sat in absolute dismay, waiting for the other woman to recover herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I know _that_, since my husband died, and I couldn’t prevent him dying.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know _that_, since my husband died, and I couldn’t prevent him dying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kate sat in absolute dismay, waiting for the other woman to recover herself.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kate sat in absolute dismay, waiting for the other woman to recover herself.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Kate sat in absolute dismay, waiting for the other woman to recover herself.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can’t be responsible, even for our husbands.
at the time that
From this reading “After all,” she said, when Doña Carlota became quiet, her face in her hands, “it isn’t your fault.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She felt cold against these hysterics, and exerted all her heavy female will to stop them.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Kate sat in absolute dismay, waiting for the other woman to recover herself.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “After all,” she said, when Doña Carlota became quiet, her face in her hands, “it isn’t your fault.
