used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
(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 She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That woman was an elderly woman of the world; but a dear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
see with attention
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That woman was an elderly woman of the world; but a dear.
conversationsnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃənz/
plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
dearly loved
From this reading That woman was an elderly woman of the world; but a dear.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
elderlyadjectiveUS /ˈeldərli/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading That woman was an elderly woman of the world; but a dear.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
the act of departing
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
intelligentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtelɪdʒəntli/
in an intelligent manner
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
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 She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
go away from a place
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
not any; not one
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That woman was an elderly woman of the world; but a dear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She understood.
be seated
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
carry out
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That woman was an elderly woman of the world; but a dear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That woman was an elderly woman of the world; but a dear.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading She understood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That woman was an elderly woman of the world; but a dear.
at the time that
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
at any time that; every time that
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
which person or people
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "And at fifty, when a woman is beginning to sit down intelligently to life--behold, it is beginning to be time to take leave...."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading That woman was an elderly woman of the world; but a dear.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had spent her life in amongst people, having a life of her own going on all the time; looking out at something through the bars, whenever she was alone and sometimes in the midst of conversations; but no one would see it, but people who _knew_.
