used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
alcoholicadjectiveUS /ˌælkəˈhɑːlɪk/
characteristic of or containing alcohol
From this reading Even the fortune which she had easily seized through the alcoholic imbecility of her semblance of a man brought no gratitude to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daring, fearless, making no reckoning, she despised the past and tripped eagerly into the future.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was no business of any one what she did.
any thing at all
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Even the fortune which she had easily seized through the alcoholic imbecility of her semblance of a man brought no gratitude to her.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It was no business of any one what she did.
Crele
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
DaringnounUS /ˈderɪŋ/
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading Daring, fearless, making no reckoning, she despised the past and tripped eagerly into the future.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
despisedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspaɪzd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Daring, fearless, making no reckoning, she despised the past and tripped eagerly into the future.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was no business of any one what she did.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Daring, fearless, making no reckoning, she despised the past and tripped eagerly into the future.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Even the fortune which she had easily seized through the alcoholic imbecility of her semblance of a man brought no gratitude to her.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the fortune which she had easily seized through the alcoholic imbecility of her semblance of a man brought no gratitude to her.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
fearlessadjectiveUS /ˈfɪrləs/
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading Daring, fearless, making no reckoning, she despised the past and tripped eagerly into the future.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Even the fortune which she had easily seized through the alcoholic imbecility of her semblance of a man brought no gratitude to her.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Daring, fearless, making no reckoning, she despised the past and tripped eagerly into the future.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading Even the fortune which she had easily seized through the alcoholic imbecility of her semblance of a man brought no gratitude to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
imbecilitynoun
retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
From this reading Even the fortune which she had easily seized through the alcoholic imbecility of her semblance of a man brought no gratitude to her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Daring, fearless, making no reckoning, she despised the past and tripped eagerly into the future.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no business of any one what she did.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Daring, fearless, making no reckoning, she despised the past and tripped eagerly into the future.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
joined in matrimony
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
MississippinounUS /ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi/
a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
Nelia
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From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
not any; not one
From this reading Daring, fearless, making no reckoning, she despised the past and tripped eagerly into the future.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was no business of any one what she did.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was no business of any one what she did.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
owedverbUS /oʊd/
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Daring, fearless, making no reckoning, she despised the past and tripped eagerly into the future.
reckoningnounUS /ˈrekənɪŋ/
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading Daring, fearless, making no reckoning, she despised the past and tripped eagerly into the future.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Even the fortune which she had easily seized through the alcoholic imbecility of her semblance of a man brought no gratitude to her.
semblancenounUS /ˈsembləns/
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
From this reading Even the fortune which she had easily seized through the alcoholic imbecility of her semblance of a man brought no gratitude to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Even the fortune which she had easily seized through the alcoholic imbecility of her semblance of a man brought no gratitude to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
trippedverbUS /trɪpt/
inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall
From this reading Daring, fearless, making no reckoning, she despised the past and tripped eagerly into the future.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no business of any one what she did.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was no business of any one what she did.
at the time that
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even the fortune which she had easily seized through the alcoholic imbecility of her semblance of a man brought no gratitude to her.
which person or people
From this reading She had married a man who had turned out to be a scoundrel, and when fate treated her so, she owed nothing to any one or to anything.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Those first free days on the Mississippi River revealed to Nelia Crele a woman she had never known before.
