used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then followed a period of strain.
admissionnounUS /ædˈmɪʃən/
the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She knew that protest would be vain, that against his obstinacy she was helpless.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
on or to one side
From this reading She wrung her hands and turned aside into the wood, overwhelmed by his defection from one of their loftiest ideals.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She knew that protest would be vain, that against his obstinacy she was helpless.
brazen-facedadjective
unrestrained by convention or propriety
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
coldlyadverbUS /ˈkoʊldli/
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
confrontedverbUS /kənˈfrʌntəd/
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
defectionnounUS /dɪˈfekʃən/
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
From this reading She wrung her hands and turned aside into the wood, overwhelmed by his defection from one of their loftiest ideals.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
Erebusnoun
(Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
errantadjectiveUS /ˈerənt/
straying from the right course or from accepted standards
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Then followed a period of strain.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She wrung her hands and turned aside into the wood, overwhelmed by his defection from one of their loftiest ideals.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She wrung her hands and turned aside into the wood, overwhelmed by his defection from one of their loftiest ideals.
haughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading She knew that protest would be vain, that against his obstinacy she was helpless.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
intense and profound fear
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
idealsnounUS /aɪˈdiːlz/
plural of “ideal” — the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
From this reading She wrung her hands and turned aside into the wood, overwhelmed by his defection from one of their loftiest ideals.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She wrung her hands and turned aside into the wood, overwhelmed by his defection from one of their loftiest ideals.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
loftiest
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From this reading She wrung her hands and turned aside into the wood, overwhelmed by his defection from one of their loftiest ideals.
not any; not one
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
obstinacynounUS /ˈɑːbstənəsi/
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She wrung her hands and turned aside into the wood, overwhelmed by his defection from one of their loftiest ideals.
overwhelmedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelmd/
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading She wrung her hands and turned aside into the wood, overwhelmed by his defection from one of their loftiest ideals.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
an amount of time
From this reading Then followed a period of strain.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading Then followed a period of strain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She wrung her hands and turned aside into the wood, overwhelmed by his defection from one of their loftiest ideals.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then followed a period of strain.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She wrung her hands and turned aside into the wood, overwhelmed by his defection from one of their loftiest ideals.
UNRESTnounUS /ənˈrest/
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
communicated in words
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading She knew that protest would be vain, that against his obstinacy she was helpless.
precisely as stated
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading AND THE UNREST CURE Erebus knew her brother well; she perceived that she was confronted by what she called his obstinacy; and though his brazen-faced admission had raised her to the very height of amazement and horror, she uttered no protest.
Wiggins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She assumed an attitude of very haughty contempt toward the errant pair, devoted herself to Wiggins, and let them coldly alone.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading She wrung her hands and turned aside into the wood, overwhelmed by his defection from one of their loftiest ideals.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew that protest would be vain, that against his obstinacy she was helpless.
wrungverbUS /rʌŋ/
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading She wrung her hands and turned aside into the wood, overwhelmed by his defection from one of their loftiest ideals.
