used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Poor child! it is a sad pity,” she murmured, lifting Anna’s head to her lap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
Anna'snounUS /ˈænəz/
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “Poor child! it is a sad pity,” she murmured, lifting Anna’s head to her lap.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The unhappy girl looked so white and broken in her insensibility that it touched her to the heart.
BurnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But these things, happily, do not prove fatal.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Poor child! it is a sad pity,” she murmured, lifting Anna’s head to her lap.
deathlyadjectiveUS /ˈdeθli/
having the physical appearance of death
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But these things, happily, do not prove fatal.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She should not have lifted her eyes to my Horace.
faintingverbUS /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/
-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading “But these things, happily, do not prove fatal.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
a young female
From this reading The unhappy girl looked so white and broken in her insensibility that it touched her to the heart.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading “But these things, happily, do not prove fatal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She should not have lifted her eyes to my Horace.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Poor child! it is a sad pity,” she murmured, lifting Anna’s head to her lap.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The unhappy girl looked so white and broken in her insensibility that it touched her to the heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading She should not have lifted her eyes to my Horace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
insensibilitynoun
a lack of sensibility
From this reading The unhappy girl looked so white and broken in her insensibility that it touched her to the heart.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Poor child! it is a sad pity,” she murmured, lifting Anna’s head to her lap.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The unhappy girl looked so white and broken in her insensibility that it touched her to the heart.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Poor child! it is a sad pity,” she murmured, lifting Anna’s head to her lap.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
held up in the air
From this reading She should not have lifted her eyes to my Horace.
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “Poor child! it is a sad pity,” she murmured, lifting Anna’s head to her lap.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The unhappy girl looked so white and broken in her insensibility that it touched her to the heart.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Poor child! it is a sad pity,” she murmured, lifting Anna’s head to her lap.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She should not have lifted her eyes to my Horace.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But these things, happily, do not prove fatal.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “Poor child! it is a sad pity,” she murmured, lifting Anna’s head to her lap.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor child! it is a sad pity,” she murmured, lifting Anna’s head to her lap.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “But these things, happily, do not prove fatal.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “Poor child! it is a sad pity,” she murmured, lifting Anna’s head to her lap.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Poor child! it is a sad pity,” she murmured, lifting Anna’s head to her lap.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She should not have lifted her eyes to my Horace.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The unhappy girl looked so white and broken in her insensibility that it touched her to the heart.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The unhappy girl looked so white and broken in her insensibility that it touched her to the heart.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “But these things, happily, do not prove fatal.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “But these things, happily, do not prove fatal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The unhappy girl looked so white and broken in her insensibility that it touched her to the heart.
having come into contact
From this reading The unhappy girl looked so white and broken in her insensibility that it touched her to the heart.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading The unhappy girl looked so white and broken in her insensibility that it touched her to the heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
at the time that
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
a Caucasian
From this reading The unhappy girl looked so white and broken in her insensibility that it touched her to the heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Anna Burns awoke from that deathly fainting fit, Mrs. Savage was leaning over her, with pain and sorrow in her fine features.
