used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading This was all the wooing of Angus Ray.
in addition
From this reading Willy Ray had not merely his mother's features; he had her disposition also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
AngusnounUS /ˈæŋɡəs/
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading This was all the wooing of Angus Ray.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading He had the rounded neck and lissom limbs of a woman; he had a woman's complexion, and the light of a woman's look in his soft blue eyes.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
brighteningverbUS /ˈbraɪtənɪŋ/
-ing form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
complexionnounUS /kəmˈplekʃən/
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading He had the rounded neck and lissom limbs of a woman; he had a woman's complexion, and the light of a woman's look in his soft blue eyes.
your usual mood
From this reading Willy Ray had not merely his mother's features; he had her disposition also.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
opinion or judgment
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Willy Ray had not merely his mother's features; he had her disposition also.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
in a gradual manner
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had two sons, and of these the younger more nearly resembled his mother.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had the rounded neck and lissom limbs of a woman; he had a woman's complexion, and the light of a woman's look in his soft blue eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
set down according to a plan
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He had the rounded neck and lissom limbs of a woman; he had a woman's complexion, and the light of a woman's look in his soft blue eyes.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading He had the rounded neck and lissom limbs of a woman; he had a woman's complexion, and the light of a woman's look in his soft blue eyes.
lissomadjective
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading He had the rounded neck and lissom limbs of a woman; he had a woman's complexion, and the light of a woman's look in his soft blue eyes.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He had the rounded neck and lissom limbs of a woman; he had a woman's complexion, and the light of a woman's look in his soft blue eyes.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
and nothing more
From this reading Willy Ray had not merely his mother's features; he had her disposition also.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They had two sons, and of these the younger more nearly resembled his mother.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading They had two sons, and of these the younger more nearly resembled his mother.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Willy Ray had not merely his mother's features; he had her disposition also.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading They had two sons, and of these the younger more nearly resembled his mother.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He had the rounded neck and lissom limbs of a woman; he had a woman's complexion, and the light of a woman's look in his soft blue eyes.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Willy Ray had not merely his mother's features; he had her disposition also.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was all the wooing of Angus Ray.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
RaynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading This was all the wooing of Angus Ray.
resembledverbUS /rɪˈzembəld/
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading They had two sons, and of these the younger more nearly resembled his mother.
roundedadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəd/
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading He had the rounded neck and lissom limbs of a woman; he had a woman's complexion, and the light of a woman's look in his soft blue eyes.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading He had the rounded neck and lissom limbs of a woman; he had a woman's complexion, and the light of a woman's look in his soft blue eyes.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading They had two sons, and of these the younger more nearly resembled his mother.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was all the wooing of Angus Ray.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
in or at that place or location
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They had two sons, and of these the younger more nearly resembled his mother.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had two sons, and of these the younger more nearly resembled his mother.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was all the wooing of Angus Ray.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
in the direction of
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
tremornounUS /ˈtremər/
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They had two sons, and of these the younger more nearly resembled his mother.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was all the wooing of Angus Ray.
Willy
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From this reading Willy Ray had not merely his mother's features; he had her disposition also.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With swimming eyes she looked up into his strong face, tender now with a tremor never before seen there; and as he drew her gently towards him her glistening tears fell hot and fast over her brightening and now radiant face, and, as though to hide them from him, she laid her head on his breast.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He had the rounded neck and lissom limbs of a woman; he had a woman's complexion, and the light of a woman's look in his soft blue eyes.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He had the rounded neck and lissom limbs of a woman; he had a woman's complexion, and the light of a woman's look in his soft blue eyes.
wooingnounUS /ˈwuːɪŋ/
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading This was all the wooing of Angus Ray.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading They had two sons, and of these the younger more nearly resembled his mother.
