used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ha, ha, ha! we are man and wife?” said she, but a convulsive cough cut short her indignation for the moment.
(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 “Where have you been all this time?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes! we are married, are we not?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Where have you been all this time?
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ha, ha, ha! we are man and wife?” said she, but a convulsive cough cut short her indignation for the moment.
convulsiveadjectiveUS /kənˈvʌlsɪv/
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading Ha, ha, ha! we are man and wife?” said she, but a convulsive cough cut short her indignation for the moment.
coughverbUS /kɑːf/
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading Ha, ha, ha! we are man and wife?” said she, but a convulsive cough cut short her indignation for the moment.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Ha, ha, ha! we are man and wife?” said she, but a convulsive cough cut short her indignation for the moment.
devourverbUS /dɪˈvaʊər/
destroy completely
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
farthestadverbUS /ˈfɑːrðəst/
to the greatest distance in space or time (“farthest” is used more often than “furthest” in this physical sense)
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
flamingadjectiveUS /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
informal intensifiers
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ha, ha, ha! we are man and wife?” said she, but a convulsive cough cut short her indignation for the moment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha, ha, ha! we are man and wife?” said she, but a convulsive cough cut short her indignation for the moment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Where have you been all this time?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
horror-strickenadjective
stricken with horror
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading Ha, ha, ha! we are man and wife?” said she, but a convulsive cough cut short her indignation for the moment.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Ha, ha, ha! we are man and wife?” said she, but a convulsive cough cut short her indignation for the moment.
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Yes! we are married, are we not?
a particular point in time
From this reading Ha, ha, ha! we are man and wife?” said she, but a convulsive cough cut short her indignation for the moment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Yes! we are married, are we not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
Orloff
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From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
ORLOFF'S
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From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Ha, ha, ha! we are man and wife?” said she, but a convulsive cough cut short her indignation for the moment.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Ha, ha, ha! we are man and wife?” said she, but a convulsive cough cut short her indignation for the moment.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Where have you been all this time?
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Where have you been all this time?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Yes! we are married, are we not?
in or at the place that
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
which person or people
From this reading She threw herself back on the bed to the farthest side of the wall, where with flaming eyes she looked ready to devour Orloff, who stood gazing at her horror-stricken.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Ha, ha, ha! we are man and wife?” said she, but a convulsive cough cut short her indignation for the moment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
the words that are spoken
From this reading _ORLOFF’S INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS._ The words seemed to burst from her throat, and die upon her lips.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes! we are married, are we not?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where have you been all this time?
