used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What could he be thinking about?
aislenounUS /aɪl/
a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
apprehensionnounUS /ˌæprɪˈhenʃən/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading But underneath his miserable apprehension for her there was something else; something else that sent the fiery blood rioting through his veins.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
avertedverbUS /əˈvɜːrtɪd/
past form of “avert” — prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What could he be thinking about?
blisteringadjectiveUS /ˈblɪstərɪŋ/
harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading But underneath his miserable apprehension for her there was something else; something else that sent the fiery blood rioting through his veins.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But underneath his miserable apprehension for her there was something else; something else that sent the fiery blood rioting through his veins.
ClintonnounUS /ˈklɪntən/
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could he be thinking about?
court-house
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From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
diminishedadjectiveUS /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
impaired by diminution
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
else
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From this reading But underneath his miserable apprehension for her there was something else; something else that sent the fiery blood rioting through his veins.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading But underneath his miserable apprehension for her there was something else; something else that sent the fiery blood rioting through his veins.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
a long fixed look
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
giganticadjectiveUS /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But underneath his miserable apprehension for her there was something else; something else that sent the fiery blood rioting through his veins.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
Kenwick
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From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
the force of workers available
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading But underneath his miserable apprehension for her there was something else; something else that sent the fiery blood rioting through his veins.
monstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/
abnormally large
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
palmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
riotingnounUS /ˈraɪətɪŋ/
a state of disorder involving group violence
From this reading But underneath his miserable apprehension for her there was something else; something else that sent the fiery blood rioting through his veins.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
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From this reading But underneath his miserable apprehension for her there was something else; something else that sent the fiery blood rioting through his veins.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But underneath his miserable apprehension for her there was something else; something else that sent the fiery blood rioting through his veins.
having a supporting base
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But underneath his miserable apprehension for her there was something else; something else that sent the fiery blood rioting through his veins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But underneath his miserable apprehension for her there was something else; something else that sent the fiery blood rioting through his veins.
a special situation
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading What could he be thinking about?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading But underneath his miserable apprehension for her there was something else; something else that sent the fiery blood rioting through his veins.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading But underneath his miserable apprehension for her there was something else; something else that sent the fiery blood rioting through his veins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a monstrous thing, he told himself, for Clinton Morgan to allow this; to permit his sister to subject herself to such a strain.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could he be thinking about?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
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 Through the open window he stared out at the court-house palms which grew to gigantic size and then diminished under his blistering gaze.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading As the men standing in the far aisle made way for the new witness, Kenwick sat with averted eyes.
