used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
(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 But behind all that, she felt the iron touch of reality.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Life was not to be as she wanted it, just because she was herself--as she had felt in the past.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Life was not to be as she wanted it, just because she was herself--as she had felt in the past.
for the reason that
From this reading Life was not to be as she wanted it, just because she was herself--as she had felt in the past.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But behind all that, she felt the iron touch of reality.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But behind all that, she felt the iron touch of reality.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
wanted intensely
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
destroyingverbUS /dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But behind all that, she felt the iron touch of reality.
friendlinessnounUS /ˈfrendlinɪs/
a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading No matter how she might rebel, she'd _got_ to "have it."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Life was not to be as she wanted it, just because she was herself--as she had felt in the past.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No matter how she might rebel, she'd _got_ to "have it."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Life was not to be as she wanted it, just because she was herself--as she had felt in the past.
hewnadjectiveUS /hjuːn/
cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
the act of retaining something
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
how
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From this reading No matter how she might rebel, she'd _got_ to "have it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Life was not to be as she wanted it, just because she was herself--as she had felt in the past.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading But behind all that, she felt the iron touch of reality.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Life was not to be as she wanted it, just because she was herself--as she had felt in the past.
and nothing more
From this reading Life was not to be as she wanted it, just because she was herself--as she had felt in the past.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life was not to be as she wanted it, just because she was herself--as she had felt in the past.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading No matter how she might rebel, she'd _got_ to "have it."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading No matter how she might rebel, she'd _got_ to "have it."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
not any; not one
From this reading No matter how she might rebel, she'd _got_ to "have it."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Life was not to be as she wanted it, just because she was herself--as she had felt in the past.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But behind all that, she felt the iron touch of reality.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Life was not to be as she wanted it, just because she was herself--as she had felt in the past.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading But behind all that, she felt the iron touch of reality.
rebelnounUS /ˈrebəl/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading No matter how she might rebel, she'd _got_ to "have it."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But behind all that, she felt the iron touch of reality.
she'd
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From this reading No matter how she might rebel, she'd _got_ to "have it."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
steepadjectiveUS /stiːp/
having a sharp inclination
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But behind all that, she felt the iron touch of reality.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But behind all that, she felt the iron touch of reality.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
Thorhaven
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From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Life was not to be as she wanted it, just because she was herself--as she had felt in the past.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading But behind all that, she felt the iron touch of reality.
unsmirched
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From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With all her fun and easy friendliness she had always kept herself a little "nice"--a little carefully unsmirched--holding her head up among the other girls---- And now they had the laugh of her.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Life was not to be as she wanted it, just because she was herself--as she had felt in the past.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Life was not to be as she wanted it, just because she was herself--as she had felt in the past.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The people in Thorhaven must pity her or laugh at her as they liked: she could not prevent them from destroying the steps she had hewn with such careful pains on the side of that steep hill which led to everything she desired.
