used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was not like a creature of flesh and blood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
abundantlyadverbUS /əˈbʌndəntli/
in an abundant manner
From this reading Yet how utterly, how abundantly, she satisfied him!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOUTH OF THE PIT So Puck had her way and stayed.
eagerly desirous
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seemed to be nothing of her.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading She was not like a creature of flesh and blood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She was not like a creature of flesh and blood.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading She was not like a creature of flesh and blood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MOUTH OF THE PIT So Puck had her way and stayed.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MOUTH OF THE PIT So Puck had her way and stayed.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet how utterly, how abundantly, she satisfied him!
how
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From this reading Yet how utterly, how abundantly, she satisfied him!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was not like a creature of flesh and blood.
Merryon
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From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
Merryon's
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From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading THE MOUTH OF THE PIT So Puck had her way and stayed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There seemed to be nothing of her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOUTH OF THE PIT So Puck had her way and stayed.
select carefully from a group
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
PITnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading THE MOUTH OF THE PIT So Puck had her way and stayed.
PucknounUS /pʌk/
a mischievous sprite of English folklore
From this reading THE MOUTH OF THE PIT So Puck had her way and stayed.
with speed
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Yet how utterly, how abundantly, she satisfied him!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There seemed to be nothing of her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE MOUTH OF THE PIT So Puck had her way and stayed.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading THE MOUTH OF THE PIT So Puck had her way and stayed.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
sublimelyadverb
in a lofty and exalted manner
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOUTH OF THE PIT So Puck had her way and stayed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There seemed to be nothing of her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seemed to be nothing of her.
unfailingadjectiveUS /ənˈfeɪlɪŋ/
not liable to failure
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Yet how utterly, how abundantly, she satisfied him!
precisely as stated
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE MOUTH OF THE PIT So Puck had her way and stayed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was evidently sublimely happy--at least in Merryon's society, but she did not pick up her strength very quickly, and but for her unfailing high spirits Merryon would have felt anxious about her.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet how utterly, how abundantly, she satisfied him!
