used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The whispered name was hardly audible; tremulous and wistful it seemed to creep across the room.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
anteroomnoun
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
audibleadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəbəl/
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading The whispered name was hardly audible; tremulous and wistful it seemed to creep across the room.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
lacking funds
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
crackedadjectiveUS /krækt/
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The whispered name was hardly audible; tremulous and wistful it seemed to creep across the room.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
DiananounUS /daɪˈænə/
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
Errington's
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From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
opinion or judgment
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
only a very short time before
From this reading The whispered name was hardly audible; tremulous and wistful it seemed to creep across the room.
harshlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrʃli/
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
not accessible to view
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
labouredadjective
lacking natural ease
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
immediately past
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading "Max!"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The whispered name was hardly audible; tremulous and wistful it seemed to creep across the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The whispered name was hardly audible; tremulous and wistful it seemed to creep across the room.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The whispered name was hardly audible; tremulous and wistful it seemed to creep across the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
make steady
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
in the direction of
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
tremulousadjectiveUS /ˈtremjələs/
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading The whispered name was hardly audible; tremulous and wistful it seemed to creep across the room.
hard to endure
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment she kept her face hidden, trying to steady herself, but at last she turned towards him, and in her eyes was a soft shining--a strange, sweet fire.
in or at the place that
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading The whispered name was hardly audible; tremulous and wistful it seemed to creep across the room.
which person or people
From this reading It had a curious, cracked sound, and his breath laboured like that of a man who has run himself out.
wistfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɪstfəl/
showing pensive sadness
From this reading The whispered name was hardly audible; tremulous and wistful it seemed to creep across the room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SACRIFICE "_Did you mean it?_" Errington's voice broke harshly through the silence of the little anteroom where Diana waited alone.
