used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
anew
From this reading And every now and again she turned back to the curling flames and elaborate grids of hell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
anguishedadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃt/
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading She traced in some anguished lineaments a remote likeness to herself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And every now and again she turned back to the curling flames and elaborate grids of hell.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
commentarynounUS /ˈkɑːmənteri/
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
curlingnounUS /ˈkɜːrlɪŋ/
a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
From this reading And every now and again she turned back to the curling flames and elaborate grids of hell.
elaborateadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæbrət/
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading And every now and again she turned back to the curling flames and elaborate grids of hell.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And every now and again she turned back to the curling flames and elaborate grids of hell.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Then she fell to weeping, and weeping Sam found her.
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading And every now and again she turned back to the curling flames and elaborate grids of hell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
set up or found
From this reading Then she fell to weeping, and weeping Sam found her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
gridsnounUS /ɡrɪdz/
plural of “grid” — a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
From this reading And every now and again she turned back to the curling flames and elaborate grids of hell.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She traced in some anguished lineaments a remote likeness to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
likenessnounUS /ˈlaɪknəs/
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
From this reading She traced in some anguished lineaments a remote likeness to herself.
lineaments
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From this reading She traced in some anguished lineaments a remote likeness to herself.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
mind'snounUS /maɪndz/
possessive form of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And every now and again she turned back to the curling flames and elaborate grids of hell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And every now and again she turned back to the curling flames and elaborate grids of hell.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading She traced in some anguished lineaments a remote likeness to herself.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Then she fell to weeping, and weeping Sam found her.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
Tchorch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she fell to weeping, and weeping Sam found her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
tracedverbUS /treɪst/
past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
From this reading She traced in some anguished lineaments a remote likeness to herself.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
showing sorrow
From this reading Then she fell to weeping, and weeping Sam found her.
at the time that
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So Jenny when she got the picture Bible sat with it in her lap and trembled.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "I a bad woman, I go to hell; very wrong for me to love Tchorch!" was her mind's commentary as she turned the blind pages for some other picture.
