used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
acuteadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːt/
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
From this reading Within the periods of acute consciousness which came between her sobs she began to examine the curious edifice of life which housed her soul.
in the past
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her soul, too, at that time was clean--clean like the water.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Within the periods of acute consciousness which came between her sobs she began to examine the curious edifice of life which housed her soul.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Within the periods of acute consciousness which came between her sobs she began to examine the curious edifice of life which housed her soul.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading She gazed wistfully down the long, sloping fields towards the little lake which nestled in the bosom of the valley.
Brennan
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From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Within the periods of acute consciousness which came between her sobs she began to examine the curious edifice of life which housed her soul.
a young person of either sex
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
clacking
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From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Her soul, too, at that time was clean--clean like the water.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Within the periods of acute consciousness which came between her sobs she began to examine the curious edifice of life which housed her soul.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Within the periods of acute consciousness which came between her sobs she began to examine the curious edifice of life which housed her soul.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She gazed wistfully down the long, sloping fields towards the little lake which nestled in the bosom of the valley.
edificenounUS /ˈedəfəs/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Within the periods of acute consciousness which came between her sobs she began to examine the curious edifice of life which housed her soul.
examineverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Within the periods of acute consciousness which came between her sobs she began to examine the curious edifice of life which housed her soul.
opinion or judgment
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading She gazed wistfully down the long, sloping fields towards the little lake which nestled in the bosom of the valley.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She gazed wistfully down the long, sloping fields towards the little lake which nestled in the bosom of the valley.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
hobbledverbUS /ˈhɑːbəld/
past form of “hobble” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
housedverbUS /haʊzd/
past form of “house” — contain or cover
From this reading Within the periods of acute consciousness which came between her sobs she began to examine the curious edifice of life which housed her soul.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading She gazed wistfully down the long, sloping fields towards the little lake which nestled in the bosom of the valley.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Within the periods of acute consciousness which came between her sobs she began to examine the curious edifice of life which housed her soul.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her soul, too, at that time was clean--clean like the water.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She gazed wistfully down the long, sloping fields towards the little lake which nestled in the bosom of the valley.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She gazed wistfully down the long, sloping fields towards the little lake which nestled in the bosom of the valley.
Marse
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From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
nestledadjectiveUS /ˈnesəld/
drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
From this reading She gazed wistfully down the long, sloping fields towards the little lake which nestled in the bosom of the valley.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
periodsnounUS /ˈpɪriədz/
plural of “period” — an amount of time
From this reading Within the periods of acute consciousness which came between her sobs she began to examine the curious edifice of life which housed her soul.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
Prendergast
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From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
cut with a saw
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
sewing-room
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From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gazed wistfully down the long, sloping fields towards the little lake which nestled in the bosom of the valley.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading She gazed wistfully down the long, sloping fields towards the little lake which nestled in the bosom of the valley.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
snow-whiteadjective
of the white color of snow
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
sobsnounUS /sɑːbz/
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading Within the periods of acute consciousness which came between her sobs she began to examine the curious edifice of life which housed her soul.
soliloquynounUS /səˈlɪləkwi/
speech you make to yourself
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Within the periods of acute consciousness which came between her sobs she began to examine the curious edifice of life which housed her soul.
not in physical motion
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
moving very fast
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her soul, too, at that time was clean--clean like the water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Her soul, too, at that time was clean--clean like the water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Her soul, too, at that time was clean--clean like the water.
in the direction of
From this reading She gazed wistfully down the long, sloping fields towards the little lake which nestled in the bosom of the valley.
unaccountableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbəl/
not to be accounted for or explained
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading She gazed wistfully down the long, sloping fields towards the little lake which nestled in the bosom of the valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her soul, too, at that time was clean--clean like the water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Her soul, too, at that time was clean--clean like the water.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
at the time that
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She gazed wistfully down the long, sloping fields towards the little lake which nestled in the bosom of the valley.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Her tongue still clacking in soliloquy, Marse Prendergast hobbled out of the house, and Mrs. Brennan went to the small back window of the sewing-room.
wistfullyadverbUS /ˈwɪstfəli/
in a wistful manner
From this reading She gazed wistfully down the long, sloping fields towards the little lake which nestled in the bosom of the valley.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An unaccountable, swift power to do this came to her as she saw the place around which she had played as a child, long ago, when she had a brow snow-white and smooth, with nice hair and laughing eyes.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the periods of acute consciousness which came between her sobs she began to examine the curious edifice of life which housed her soul.
