used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
anew
From this reading Again an overwhelming weakness swept over her and wiped out some of the vivid misery.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Again an overwhelming weakness swept over her and wiped out some of the vivid misery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
assaultnounUS /əˈsɔːlt/
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading She closed her eyes, trying to shut out the thoughts which stormed back, at a word, to assault her poor fagged brain again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She closed her eyes, trying to shut out the thoughts which stormed back, at a word, to assault her poor fagged brain again.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading She closed her eyes, trying to shut out the thoughts which stormed back, at a word, to assault her poor fagged brain again.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She closed her eyes, trying to shut out the thoughts which stormed back, at a word, to assault her poor fagged brain again.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
opinion or judgment
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
faggedadjective
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading She closed her eyes, trying to shut out the thoughts which stormed back, at a word, to assault her poor fagged brain again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She must go home--home!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Again an overwhelming weakness swept over her and wiped out some of the vivid misery.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She must go home--home!
immediately past
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
Margaret
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From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Again an overwhelming weakness swept over her and wiped out some of the vivid misery.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must go home--home!
not any; not one
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
orphanedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrfənd/
deprived of parents by death or desertion
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Again an overwhelming weakness swept over her and wiped out some of the vivid misery.
overwhelmingadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading Again an overwhelming weakness swept over her and wiped out some of the vivid misery.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
pillarnounUS /ˈpɪlər/
a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She closed her eyes, trying to shut out the thoughts which stormed back, at a word, to assault her poor fagged brain again.
porticonounUS /ˈpɔːrtəkoʊ/
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must go home--home!
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading She closed her eyes, trying to shut out the thoughts which stormed back, at a word, to assault her poor fagged brain again.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Again an overwhelming weakness swept over her and wiped out some of the vivid misery.
not in physical motion
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
stormedverbUS /stɔːrmd/
past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading She closed her eyes, trying to shut out the thoughts which stormed back, at a word, to assault her poor fagged brain again.
subsidedverbUS /səbˈsaɪdɪd/
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
possessing sweep
From this reading Again an overwhelming weakness swept over her and wiped out some of the vivid misery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She closed her eyes, trying to shut out the thoughts which stormed back, at a word, to assault her poor fagged brain again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
hard to endure
From this reading She closed her eyes, trying to shut out the thoughts which stormed back, at a word, to assault her poor fagged brain again.
tumultnounUS /ˈtuːməlt/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading Again an overwhelming weakness swept over her and wiped out some of the vivid misery.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading Again an overwhelming weakness swept over her and wiped out some of the vivid misery.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She closed her eyes, trying to shut out the thoughts which stormed back, at a word, to assault her poor fagged brain again.
wipedverbUS /waɪpt/
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Again an overwhelming weakness swept over her and wiped out some of the vivid misery.
in the company of; together with
From this reading V AT last the tumult of passion subsided and Margaret, still leaning on the pillar of the church portico, looked out with bewildered eyes.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The word brought a dull pang of anguish, she had no right to a home, for she had broken up her own and orphaned her children.
