used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
anew
From this reading "O well, all that's past and gone--no use in raking it up again," she declared.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "O well, all that's past and gone--no use in raking it up again," she declared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
banishedverbUS /ˈbænɪʃt/
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading But she banished these unpleasant memories with a shrug.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was Sonia's turn now to be silent.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she banished these unpleasant memories with a shrug.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "O well, all that's past and gone--no use in raking it up again," she declared.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
divisible by two
From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
flippantadjectiveUS /ˈflɪpənt/
showing inappropriate levity
From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
the act of departing
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "O well, all that's past and gone--no use in raking it up again," she declared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Sonia's turn now to be silent.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading But she banished these unpleasant memories with a shrug.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
not any; not one
From this reading "O well, all that's past and gone--no use in raking it up again," she declared.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was Sonia's turn now to be silent.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O well, all that's past and gone--no use in raking it up again," she declared.
Olga's
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From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "O well, all that's past and gone--no use in raking it up again," she declared.
by chance
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
rakingverbUS /ˈreɪkɪŋ/
-ing form of “rake” — move through with or as if with a rake
From this reading "O well, all that's past and gone--no use in raking it up again," she declared.
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
shrugnounUS /ʃrʌɡ/
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading But she banished these unpleasant memories with a shrug.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading It was Sonia's turn now to be silent.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
Sonia's
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From this reading It was Sonia's turn now to be silent.
stilledverbUS /stɪld/
past form of “still” — make calm or still
From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
that's
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From this reading "O well, all that's past and gone--no use in raking it up again," she declared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But she banished these unpleasant memories with a shrug.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Sonia's turn now to be silent.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading It was Sonia's turn now to be silent.
unpleasantadjectiveUS /ənˈplezənt/
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading But she banished these unpleasant memories with a shrug.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "O well, all that's past and gone--no use in raking it up again," she declared.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
the act of using
From this reading "O well, all that's past and gone--no use in raking it up again," she declared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Sonia's turn now to be silent.
(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 "O well, all that's past and gone--no use in raking it up again," she declared.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
a Caucasian
From this reading There was something in Olga's white face and blazing eyes that stilled even her flippant tongue.
belonging to which person
From this reading For a moment her thoughts drifted back, and perhaps for the first time she fully realised what her going then had meant to the little sister upon whose shoulders she had left the heavy burden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she banished these unpleasant memories with a shrug.
