used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What is that, Aunt Fortune?" said she, after she had watched her with a beating heart for about five minutes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Ellen found the chance she rather dreaded than wished for.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "What is that, Aunt Fortune?" said she, after she had watched her with a beating heart for about five minutes.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading "What is that, Aunt Fortune?" said she, after she had watched her with a beating heart for about five minutes.
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Ellen found the chance she rather dreaded than wished for.
BruntnounUS /brʌnt/
main force of a blow etc
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
busiedverbUS /ˈbɪzid/
inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Ellen found the chance she rather dreaded than wished for.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
cowardnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
deferredverbUS /dɪˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “defer” — hold back to a later time
From this reading Work _not_ deferred.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Ellen found the chance she rather dreaded than wished for.
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From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Ellen found the chance she rather dreaded than wished for.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "What is that, Aunt Fortune?" said she, after she had watched her with a beating heart for about five minutes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Ellen found the chance she rather dreaded than wished for.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
set up or found
From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Ellen found the chance she rather dreaded than wished for.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "What is that, Aunt Fortune?" said she, after she had watched her with a beating heart for about five minutes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is that, Aunt Fortune?" said she, after she had watched her with a beating heart for about five minutes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
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 Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
engage in
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "What is that, Aunt Fortune?" said she, after she had watched her with a beating heart for about five minutes.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Ellen found the chance she rather dreaded than wished for.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
mysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Ellen found the chance she rather dreaded than wished for.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Work _not_ deferred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
on one occasion
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
with low volume
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
on the contrary
From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Ellen found the chance she rather dreaded than wished for.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What is that, Aunt Fortune?" said she, after she had watched her with a beating heart for about five minutes.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Ellen found the chance she rather dreaded than wished for.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Ellen found the chance she rather dreaded than wished for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What is that, Aunt Fortune?" said she, after she had watched her with a beating heart for about five minutes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Ellen found the chance she rather dreaded than wished for.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading "What is that, Aunt Fortune?" said she, after she had watched her with a beating heart for about five minutes.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Like a true coward, Ellen could not make up her mind to bolt at once into the thick of the matter, but thought to come to it gradually always a bad way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is that, Aunt Fortune?" said she, after she had watched her with a beating heart for about five minutes.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading The next morning, after breakfast, Ellen found the chance she rather dreaded than wished for.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Van Brunt had gone out; the old lady had not left her room, and Miss Fortune was quietly seated by the fire, busied with some mysteries of cooking.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Work _not_ deferred.
