used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
Annette
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From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
Daisie's
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From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
dark-eyed
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From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Would you let a man die of heartbreak when your kindness would save his life?”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
any strong feeling
From this reading STRANGE EMOTION.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Annette was terribly excited.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
heartbreaknounUS /ˈhɑːrtbreɪk/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Would you let a man die of heartbreak when your kindness would save his life?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Would you let a man die of heartbreak when your kindness would save his life?”
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
Janowitz
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From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading “Would you let a man die of heartbreak when your kindness would save his life?”
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Would you let a man die of heartbreak when your kindness would save his life?”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Would you let a man die of heartbreak when your kindness would save his life?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Would you let a man die of heartbreak when your kindness would save his life?”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Would you let a man die of heartbreak when your kindness would save his life?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
restrainverbUS /riˈstreɪn/
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
done under pressure
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
except for; apart from
From this reading “Would you let a man die of heartbreak when your kindness would save his life?”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading STRANGE EMOTION.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading Annette was terribly excited.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
at the time that
From this reading “Would you let a man die of heartbreak when your kindness would save his life?”
which person or people
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the little, dark-eyed beauty, Annette Janowitz, who had been listening by the door for some minutes, and now, unable to restrain her excitement, rushed to Daisie’s side with a passionate protest:
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Her slight frame trembled with emotion, and her large black eyes gleamed like stars out of her pale face, wasted and worn from recent illness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you let a man die of heartbreak when your kindness would save his life?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would you let a man die of heartbreak when your kindness would save his life?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would you let a man die of heartbreak when your kindness would save his life?”
