used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
AdriannounUS /ˈeɪdriən/
Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
anew
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading It was not his personal beauty that impressed her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By many people Claude Lennox would have been considered the handsomer man of the two.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By many people Claude Lennox would have been considered the handsomer man of the two.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading It was the grandeur of Adrian Darcy's character, the loyalty and nobility of his most loyal soul; the beauty of his mind, the stretch and clearness of his intellect, that charmed her.
charmedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrmd/
strongly attracted
From this reading It was the grandeur of Adrian Darcy's character, the loyalty and nobility of his most loyal soul; the beauty of his mind, the stretch and clearness of his intellect, that charmed her.
Claude
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From this reading By many people Claude Lennox would have been considered the handsomer man of the two.
clearnessnounUS /ˈklɪrnəs/
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
From this reading It was the grandeur of Adrian Darcy's character, the loyalty and nobility of his most loyal soul; the beauty of his mind, the stretch and clearness of his intellect, that charmed her.
carefully weighed
From this reading By many people Claude Lennox would have been considered the handsomer man of the two.
Darcy's
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From this reading It was the grandeur of Adrian Darcy's character, the loyalty and nobility of his most loyal soul; the beauty of his mind, the stretch and clearness of his intellect, that charmed her.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
grandeurnounUS /ɡrænˈduːr/
the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
From this reading It was the grandeur of Adrian Darcy's character, the loyalty and nobility of his most loyal soul; the beauty of his mind, the stretch and clearness of his intellect, that charmed her.
handsomer
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From this reading By many people Claude Lennox would have been considered the handsomer man of the two.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not his personal beauty that impressed her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not his personal beauty that impressed her.
HyacinthnounUS /ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading It was not his personal beauty that impressed her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
intellectnounUS /ˈɪntəlekt/
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading It was the grandeur of Adrian Darcy's character, the loyalty and nobility of his most loyal soul; the beauty of his mind, the stretch and clearness of his intellect, that charmed her.
intensitynounUS /ɪnˈtensəti/
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not his personal beauty that impressed her.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
Lennox
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From this reading By many people Claude Lennox would have been considered the handsomer man of the two.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
loyaladjectiveUS /ˈlɔɪəl/
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading It was the grandeur of Adrian Darcy's character, the loyalty and nobility of his most loyal soul; the beauty of his mind, the stretch and clearness of his intellect, that charmed her.
loyaltynounUS /ˈlɔɪəlti/
the quality of being loyal
From this reading It was the grandeur of Adrian Darcy's character, the loyalty and nobility of his most loyal soul; the beauty of his mind, the stretch and clearness of his intellect, that charmed her.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading By many people Claude Lennox would have been considered the handsomer man of the two.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading By many people Claude Lennox would have been considered the handsomer man of the two.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It was the grandeur of Adrian Darcy's character, the loyalty and nobility of his most loyal soul; the beauty of his mind, the stretch and clearness of his intellect, that charmed her.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was the grandeur of Adrian Darcy's character, the loyalty and nobility of his most loyal soul; the beauty of his mind, the stretch and clearness of his intellect, that charmed her.
nobilitynounUS /noʊˈbɪləti/
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading It was the grandeur of Adrian Darcy's character, the loyalty and nobility of his most loyal soul; the beauty of his mind, the stretch and clearness of his intellect, that charmed her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By many people Claude Lennox would have been considered the handsomer man of the two.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading By many people Claude Lennox would have been considered the handsomer man of the two.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading It was not his personal beauty that impressed her.
recurring again and again
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
Identical; not different.
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading It was the grandeur of Adrian Darcy's character, the loyalty and nobility of his most loyal soul; the beauty of his mind, the stretch and clearness of his intellect, that charmed her.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading It was the grandeur of Adrian Darcy's character, the loyalty and nobility of his most loyal soul; the beauty of his mind, the stretch and clearness of his intellect, that charmed her.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading By many people Claude Lennox would have been considered the handsomer man of the two.
VaughannounUS /vɔːn/
United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990)
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
in the company of; together with
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading For, as the days passed on, she learned to care for him with a love that was wonderful in its intensity.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Hyacinth Vaughan repeated one sentence over and over again to herself--they were always the same words--"Thank Heaven, Adrian does not know what I have done."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By many people Claude Lennox would have been considered the handsomer man of the two.
