used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
adornedadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrnd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
afflictionnounUS /əˈflɪkʃən/
a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt the agony of his suffering and affliction.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt the agony of his suffering and affliction.
(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 He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt the agony of his suffering and affliction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt the agony of his suffering and affliction.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was the only trace that Ilia had left behind her.
blue-leather
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From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Lucius did not sleep.
casketnounUS /ˈkæskət/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
Catullusnoun
Roman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC)
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Lucius did not sleep.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt the agony of his suffering and affliction.
fistsnounUS /fɪsts/
plural of “fist” — a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
coins made of gold
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
groanedverbUS /ɡroʊnd/
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the only trace that Ilia had left behind her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt the agony of his suffering and affliction.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the only trace that Ilia had left behind her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt the agony of his suffering and affliction.
Ilia
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From this reading It was the only trace that Ilia had left behind her.
impotentlyadverb
in a helpless manner
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the only trace that Ilia had left behind her.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
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 It was the only trace that Ilia had left behind her.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
Lucius
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From this reading But Lucius did not sleep.
in motion
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Lucius did not sleep.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt the agony of his suffering and affliction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt the agony of his suffering and affliction.
and nothing more
From this reading It was the only trace that Ilia had left behind her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
sandalnounUS /ˈsændəl/
a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
express in words
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But Lucius did not sleep.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
a state of acute pain
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt the agony of his suffering and affliction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt the agony of his suffering and affliction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt the agony of his suffering and affliction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
a just detectable amount
From this reading It was the only trace that Ilia had left behind her.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that he was alone, he felt the agony of his suffering and affliction.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And he kissed the sandal and groaned and stretched himself out impotently and clenched his fists and lay like that, staring before him without moving.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He drew a sandal from a little casket, a woman's blue-leather sandal adorned with gold relief and small, for all that Uncle Catullus was pleased to say.
