used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
amorousadjectiveUS /ˈæmərəs/
inclined toward or displaying love
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
ArianounUS /ˈɑːriə/
an elaborate song for solo voice
From this reading Aria Kirilovna was sitting in her room, embroidering at her frame before the open window.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aria Kirilovna was sitting in her room, embroidering at her frame before the open window.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Aria Kirilovna was sitting in her room, embroidering at her frame before the open window.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At the same moment a servant entered to call her to Kirila Petrovitch.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
Conrad'snounUS /ˈkɑːnrædz/
possessive form of “conrad” — English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
distractionnounUS /dɪˈstrækʃən/
mental turmoil
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
embroideredverbUS /emˈbrɔɪdərd/
past form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
embroideringverbUS /emˈbrɔɪdərɪŋ/
-ing form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework
From this reading Aria Kirilovna was sitting in her room, embroidering at her frame before the open window.
entangleverbUS /enˈtæŋɡəl/
entrap
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading At the same moment a servant entered to call her to Kirila Petrovitch.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Aria Kirilovna was sitting in her room, embroidering at her frame before the open window.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aria Kirilovna was sitting in her room, embroidering at her frame before the open window.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aria Kirilovna was sitting in her room, embroidering at her frame before the open window.
Kirila
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From this reading At the same moment a servant entered to call her to Kirila Petrovitch.
Kirilovna
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From this reading Aria Kirilovna was sitting in her room, embroidering at her frame before the open window.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
a particular point in time
From this reading At the same moment a servant entered to call her to Kirila Petrovitch.
needlenounUS /ˈniːdəl/
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Aria Kirilovna was sitting in her room, embroidering at her frame before the open window.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
Petrovitch
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From this reading At the same moment a servant entered to call her to Kirila Petrovitch.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
recurring again and again
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Aria Kirilovna was sitting in her room, embroidering at her frame before the open window.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same moment a servant entered to call her to Kirila Petrovitch.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading At the same moment a servant entered to call her to Kirila Petrovitch.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
without speaking
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Aria Kirilovna was sitting in her room, embroidering at her frame before the open window.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aria Kirilovna was sitting in her room, embroidering at her frame before the open window.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
threadsnounUS /θredz/
informal terms for clothing
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the same moment a servant entered to call her to Kirila Petrovitch.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
unerringlyadverb
without making errors
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Suddenly an arm passed silently through the window, placed a letter upon the frame and disappeared before Maria Kirilovna could recover herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aria Kirilovna was sitting in her room, embroidering at her frame before the open window.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
which person or people
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Aria Kirilovna was sitting in her room, embroidering at her frame before the open window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She did not entangle her threads like Conrad’s mistress, who, in her amorous distraction, embroidered a rose with green silk.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Under her needle, the canvas repeated unerringly the design of the original; but in spite of that, her thoughts did not follow her work--they were far away.
