used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
acrobatnounUS /ˈækrəbæt/
an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading No, he must bring help or else go under, and ceaselessly, like lightning, he pushed on toward the city.
Caillette's
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From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
ceaselesslyadverbUS /ˈsiːzləsli/
with unflagging resolve
From this reading No, he must bring help or else go under, and ceaselessly, like lightning, he pushed on toward the city.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading No, he must bring help or else go under, and ceaselessly, like lightning, he pushed on toward the city.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
else
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From this reading No, he must bring help or else go under, and ceaselessly, like lightning, he pushed on toward the city.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
fanciesnounUS /ˈfænsiz/
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading What was he, that he should indulge in such wild fancies?
Fanfaro
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From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
Fanfaro's
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From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
foundlingnounUS /ˈfaʊndlɪŋ/
a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
a long fixed look
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
Girdel's
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From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
a young female
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading No, he must bring help or else go under, and ceaselessly, like lightning, he pushed on toward the city.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading No, he must bring help or else go under, and ceaselessly, like lightning, he pushed on toward the city.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
indulgeverbUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒ/
give free rein to
From this reading What was he, that he should indulge in such wild fancies?
Irene's
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From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading No, he must bring help or else go under, and ceaselessly, like lightning, he pushed on toward the city.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
used to form the superlative
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
not in physical motion
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading No, he must bring help or else go under, and ceaselessly, like lightning, he pushed on toward the city.
not any; not one
From this reading No, he must bring help or else go under, and ceaselessly, like lightning, he pushed on toward the city.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No, he must bring help or else go under, and ceaselessly, like lightning, he pushed on toward the city.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading No, he must bring help or else go under, and ceaselessly, like lightning, he pushed on toward the city.
ragedverbUS /reɪdʒd/
past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
ridernounUS /ˈraɪdər/
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What was he, that he should indulge in such wild fancies?
sobsnounUS /sɑːbz/
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
a male human offspring
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
move hurridly
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What was he, that he should indulge in such wild fancies?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was he, that he should indulge in such wild fancies?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading No, he must bring help or else go under, and ceaselessly, like lightning, he pushed on toward the city.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading No, he must bring help or else go under, and ceaselessly, like lightning, he pushed on toward the city.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The gaze of the pretty girl haunted him; he heard her gentle voice and tried in vain to shake off these thoughts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was he, that he should indulge in such wild fancies?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was he, that he should indulge in such wild fancies?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A MEETING Fanfaro had urged Irene's horse on at great speed, and while it flew along like a bird, the most stormy feelings raged in his heart.
which person or people
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading What was he, that he should indulge in such wild fancies?
but in spite of that
From this reading A foundling, the adopted son of an acrobat, who had picked him up upon the way, and yet-- Further and further horse and rider flew; before Fanfaro's eyes stood Girdel's pale, motionless face, and he thought he could hear Caillette's bitter sobs.
