used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Daisie, my darling, speak to me!” he cried, in wild alarm, for her head fell heavily like a broken flower.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
with anger
From this reading Mrs. Fleming cried angrily: “Give her to her husband!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “Daisie, my darling, speak to me!” he cried, in wild alarm, for her head fell heavily like a broken flower.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Daisie, my darling, speak to me!” he cried, in wild alarm, for her head fell heavily like a broken flower.
Daisie
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From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
DallasnounUS /ˈdæləs/
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
a special loved one
From this reading “Daisie, my darling, speak to me!” he cried, in wild alarm, for her head fell heavily like a broken flower.
an old word for “before”
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “THE FAULT WAS MINE!”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Daisie, my darling, speak to me!” he cried, in wild alarm, for her head fell heavily like a broken flower.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Daisie, my darling, speak to me!” he cried, in wild alarm, for her head fell heavily like a broken flower.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mrs. Fleming cried angrily: “Give her to her husband!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Daisie, my darling, speak to me!” he cried, in wild alarm, for her head fell heavily like a broken flower.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Daisie, my darling, speak to me!” he cried, in wild alarm, for her head fell heavily like a broken flower.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
to a considerable degree
From this reading “Daisie, my darling, speak to me!” he cried, in wild alarm, for her head fell heavily like a broken flower.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Mrs. Fleming cried angrily: “Give her to her husband!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Daisie, my darling, speak to me!” he cried, in wild alarm, for her head fell heavily like a broken flower.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Daisie, my darling, speak to me!” he cried, in wild alarm, for her head fell heavily like a broken flower.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “THE FAULT WAS MINE!”
moanedverbUS /moʊnd/
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Daisie, my darling, speak to me!” he cried, in wild alarm, for her head fell heavily like a broken flower.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
express in speech
From this reading “Daisie, my darling, speak to me!” he cried, in wild alarm, for her head fell heavily like a broken flower.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
strickenadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪkən/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE FAULT WAS MINE!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
tottered
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From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
having come into contact
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
venomousadjectiveUS /ˈvenəməs/
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading The poor victim tottered, moaned, and fell; but Dallas caught her in his arms ere she touched the floor, lifting her up tenderly and pressing her close to his breast.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THE FAULT WAS MINE!”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Daisie, my darling, speak to me!” he cried, in wild alarm, for her head fell heavily like a broken flower.
the words that are spoken
From this reading A bolt from heaven could not have stricken Daisie Bell more suddenly from her feet than the words Mrs. Fleming had spoken in such venomous triumph.
