used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
Atalanta
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From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
Aubrey
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From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
Beardsley's
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From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading I was bewildered, wondering, grudging, fascinated.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
coherencenounUS /koʊˈhɪrəns/
the state of cohering or sticking together
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
fascinatedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtəd/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading I was bewildered, wondering, grudging, fascinated.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I was fascinated and overcome, but yet full of stubbornness and resistance.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
grudgingadjectiveUS /ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ/
of especially an attitude
From this reading I was bewildered, wondering, grudging, fascinated.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
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 I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
not any; not one
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
others
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From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
win a victory over
From this reading I was fascinated and overcome, but yet full of stubbornness and resistance.
reproductionsnounUS /ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃənz/
plural of “reproduction” — the process of generating offspring
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading I was fascinated and overcome, but yet full of stubbornness and resistance.
SalomenounUS /səˈloʊmi/
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
stubbornnessnounUS /ˈstʌbərnnəs/
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
From this reading I was fascinated and overcome, but yet full of stubbornness and resistance.
tail-piece
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From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
a special situation
From this reading I sat and looked and my soul leaped out upon the new thing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It happened, the next day after the funeral, I came upon reproductions of Aubrey Beardsley’s “Atalanta,” and of the tail-piece “Salome,” and others.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was bewildered, wondering, grudging, fascinated.
showing curiosity
From this reading I was bewildered, wondering, grudging, fascinated.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I looked a long time, but my mind, or my soul, would come to no state of coherence.
but in spite of that
From this reading I was fascinated and overcome, but yet full of stubbornness and resistance.
