used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FORMER SOUL-MATE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then her face clouded with perplexity as she cried:
asylumnounUS /əˈsaɪləm/
a shelter from danger or hardship
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But where can I go?” cried little Eva.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “But where can I go?” cried little Eva.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
cloudedadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdɪd/
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading Then her face clouded with perplexity as she cried:
carefully weighed
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “But where can I go?” cried little Eva.
curedadjectiveUS /kjʊrd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
Eva
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From this reading “But where can I go?” cried little Eva.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading A FORMER SOUL-MATE.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But where can I go?” cried little Eva.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading She wept with relief, and murmured low some words of thanksgiving to God.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But where can I go?” cried little Eva.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
go away from a place
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “But where can I go?” cried little Eva.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She wept with relief, and murmured low some words of thanksgiving to God.
maladynounUS /ˈmælədi/
any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading She wept with relief, and murmured low some words of thanksgiving to God.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
perplexitynounUS /pərˈpleksəti/
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading Then her face clouded with perplexity as she cried:
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading She wept with relief, and murmured low some words of thanksgiving to God.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She wept with relief, and murmured low some words of thanksgiving to God.
SOUL-MATE
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From this reading A FORMER SOUL-MATE.
thanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading She wept with relief, and murmured low some words of thanksgiving to God.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then her face clouded with perplexity as she cried:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading She wept with relief, and murmured low some words of thanksgiving to God.
at the time that
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
in or at the place that
From this reading “But where can I go?” cried little Eva.
wistfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɪstfəl/
showing pensive sadness
From this reading Her face was a picture of wistful joy when she was first told that the doctors considered her cured of her mental malady, and that she was free to leave the asylum whenever she chose.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wept with relief, and murmured low some words of thanksgiving to God.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She wept with relief, and murmured low some words of thanksgiving to God.
