used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the contrary, she went about with a more troubled air than before.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the contrary, she went about with a more troubled air than before.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading On the contrary, she went about with a more troubled air than before.
alleviatedadjectiveUS /əˈliːvieɪtɪd/
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even Horace and Rose, in the midst of their love-dream, noticed it.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the contrary, she went about with a more troubled air than before.
next to; at the side of
From this reading One day Henry, coming suddenly into the sitting-room, found Rose on her knees beside Sylvia, weeping bitterly.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading One day Henry, coming suddenly into the sitting-room, found Rose on her knees beside Sylvia, weeping bitterly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading One day Henry, coming suddenly into the sitting-room, found Rose on her knees beside Sylvia, weeping bitterly.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading On the contrary, she went about with a more troubled air than before.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day Henry, coming suddenly into the sitting-room, found Rose on her knees beside Sylvia, weeping bitterly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
divisible by two
From this reading Even Horace and Rose, in the midst of their love-dream, noticed it.
at any time
From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
set up or found
From this reading One day Henry, coming suddenly into the sitting-room, found Rose on her knees beside Sylvia, weeping bitterly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading Even Horace and Rose, in the midst of their love-dream, noticed it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even Horace and Rose, in the midst of their love-dream, noticed it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One day Henry, coming suddenly into the sitting-room, found Rose on her knees beside Sylvia, weeping bitterly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading One day Henry, coming suddenly into the sitting-room, found Rose on her knees beside Sylvia, weeping bitterly.
love-dream
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From this reading Even Horace and Rose, in the midst of their love-dream, noticed it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading Even Horace and Rose, in the midst of their love-dream, noticed it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Even Horace and Rose, in the midst of their love-dream, noticed it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even Horace and Rose, in the midst of their love-dream, noticed it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary, she went about with a more troubled air than before.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day Henry, coming suddenly into the sitting-room, found Rose on her knees beside Sylvia, weeping bitterly.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Even Horace and Rose, in the midst of their love-dream, noticed it.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
sitting-room
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From this reading One day Henry, coming suddenly into the sitting-room, found Rose on her knees beside Sylvia, weeping bitterly.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading One day Henry, coming suddenly into the sitting-room, found Rose on her knees beside Sylvia, weeping bitterly.
Sylvia
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From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even Horace and Rose, in the midst of their love-dream, noticed it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading On the contrary, she went about with a more troubled air than before.
showing sorrow
From this reading One day Henry, coming suddenly into the sitting-room, found Rose on her knees beside Sylvia, weeping bitterly.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On the contrary, she went about with a more troubled air than before.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Henry, after the revelation which Sylvia had made to him, became more puzzled than ever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the contrary, she went about with a more troubled air than before.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had thought that her secret anxiety would be alleviated by the confidence she had made him, but it did not seem to be.
