used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
AbbenounUS /ˈæbi/
a French abbot
From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The same large, dark, wide-pupilled eyes looked each into each as they stood and gazed across the dead man.
AGNEW
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From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The same large, dark, wide-pupilled eyes looked each into each as they stood and gazed across the dead man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They might have been sister and brother.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading They might have been sister and brother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a moment nothing was said, but the Abbe John recovered himself first.
CLAIRE
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From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
close-gripped
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From this reading There was the same dark clustering hair, close-gripped in love-locks to the head.
clusteringnounUS /ˈklʌstərɪŋ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading There was the same dark clustering hair, close-gripped in love-locks to the head.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading There was the same dark clustering hair, close-gripped in love-locks to the head.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The same large, dark, wide-pupilled eyes looked each into each as they stood and gazed across the dead man.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The same large, dark, wide-pupilled eyes looked each into each as they stood and gazed across the dead man.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For a moment nothing was said, but the Abbe John recovered himself first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment nothing was said, but the Abbe John recovered himself first.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The same large, dark, wide-pupilled eyes looked each into each as they stood and gazed across the dead man.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
a young female
From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
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 There was the same dark clustering hair, close-gripped in love-locks to the head.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They might have been sister and brother.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading There was the same dark clustering hair, close-gripped in love-locks to the head.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For a moment nothing was said, but the Abbe John recovered himself first.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was the same dark clustering hair, close-gripped in love-locks to the head.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The same large, dark, wide-pupilled eyes looked each into each as they stood and gazed across the dead man.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The same large, dark, wide-pupilled eyes looked each into each as they stood and gazed across the dead man.
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 CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The same large, dark, wide-pupilled eyes looked each into each as they stood and gazed across the dead man.
love-locks
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From this reading There was the same dark clustering hair, close-gripped in love-locks to the head.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The same large, dark, wide-pupilled eyes looked each into each as they stood and gazed across the dead man.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might have been sister and brother.
a particular point in time
From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For a moment nothing was said, but the Abbe John recovered himself first.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading For a moment nothing was said, but the Abbe John recovered himself first.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading For a moment nothing was said, but the Abbe John recovered himself first.
Identical; not different.
From this reading There was the same dark clustering hair, close-gripped in love-locks to the head.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading They might have been sister and brother.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the same dark clustering hair, close-gripped in love-locks to the head.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CLAIRE AGNEW A long moment they stood gazing at each other, the girl and the Abbe John.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was the same dark clustering hair, close-gripped in love-locks to the head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the same dark clustering hair, close-gripped in love-locks to the head.
wide-pupilled
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From this reading The same large, dark, wide-pupilled eyes looked each into each as they stood and gazed across the dead man.
