used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
accumulatingverbUS /əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “accumulate” — get or gather together
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
(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 For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading She was not bad, though, not all bad, like women she had known!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She told herself, forlornly, that she still would not let her better nature die without a struggle, for all that she had done, and for all that she had been through.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading She told herself, forlornly, that she still would not let her better nature die without a struggle, for all that she had done, and for all that she had been through.
BryannounUS /ˈbraɪən/
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
Candler
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From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
conquestnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkwest/
the act of conquering
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading What crushed and disheartened her was the conviction that this struggle once more, in the end, would prove a futile one.
corrodingnoun
erosion by chemical action
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading What crushed and disheartened her was the conviction that this struggle once more, in the end, would prove a futile one.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
demeaningadjectiveUS /dɪˈmiːnɪŋ/
causing awareness of your shortcomings
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
despicableadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/
morally reprehensible
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She told herself, forlornly, that she still would not let her better nature die without a struggle, for all that she had done, and for all that she had been through.
disheartenedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈhɑːrtənd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading What crushed and disheartened her was the conviction that this struggle once more, in the end, would prove a futile one.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She told herself, forlornly, that she still would not let her better nature die without a struggle, for all that she had done, and for all that she had been through.
Durkin
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From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading What crushed and disheartened her was the conviction that this struggle once more, in the end, would prove a futile one.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
forlornlyadverb
in a forlorn manner
From this reading She told herself, forlornly, that she still would not let her better nature die without a struggle, for all that she had done, and for all that she had been through.
FrancesnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
futileadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtəl/
producing no result or effect
From this reading What crushed and disheartened her was the conviction that this struggle once more, in the end, would prove a futile one.
gamblernounUS /ˈɡæmblər/
a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
hardeningnounUS /ˈhɑːrdənɪŋ/
abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
humiliatingadjectiveUS /hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/
causing awareness of your shortcomings
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
implacableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈplækəbəl/
incapable of being placated
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What crushed and disheartened her was the conviction that this struggle once more, in the end, would prove a futile one.
insidiousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪdiːəs/
beguiling but harmful
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading She was not bad, though, not all bad, like women she had known!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She told herself, forlornly, that she still would not let her better nature die without a struggle, for all that she had done, and for all that she had been through.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was not bad, though, not all bad, like women she had known!
malevolencenoun
wishing evil to others
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
moroseadjectiveUS /mərˈoʊs/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
used to form the superlative
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
narrowingnounUS /ˈneroʊɪŋ/
an instance of becoming narrow
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She told herself, forlornly, that she still would not let her better nature die without a struggle, for all that she had done, and for all that she had been through.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
on one occasion
From this reading What crushed and disheartened her was the conviction that this struggle once more, in the end, would prove a futile one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What crushed and disheartened her was the conviction that this struggle once more, in the end, would prove a futile one.
pathsnounUS /pæðz/
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
plottings
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From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading What crushed and disheartened her was the conviction that this struggle once more, in the end, would prove a futile one.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
ripeningnounUS /ˈraɪpənɪŋ/
coming to full development; becoming mature
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
cut with a saw
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
self-contempt
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From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
sordidadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːrdəd/
morally degraded
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
not in physical motion
From this reading She told herself, forlornly, that she still would not let her better nature die without a struggle, for all that she had done, and for all that she had been through.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading She told herself, forlornly, that she still would not let her better nature die without a struggle, for all that she had done, and for all that she had been through.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What crushed and disheartened her was the conviction that this struggle once more, in the end, would prove a futile one.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was not bad, though, not all bad, like women she had known!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She told herself, forlornly, that she still would not let her better nature die without a struggle, for all that she had done, and for all that she had been through.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told herself, forlornly, that she still would not let her better nature die without a struggle, for all that she had done, and for all that she had been through.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For all the rest of that day Frances Candler hated herself, hated Durkin for the mean and despicable paths into which he and his plottings had forced her, hated her sordid and humiliating conquest of the gambler Bryan and his secret.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She told herself, forlornly, that she still would not let her better nature die without a struggle, for all that she had done, and for all that she had been through.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She was not bad, though, not all bad, like women she had known!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She told herself, forlornly, that she still would not let her better nature die without a struggle, for all that she had done, and for all that she had been through.
but in spite of that
From this reading But most of all she hated what she saw was happening within herself, the insidious and yet implacable hardening and narrowing of all her nature, the accumulating of demeaning and corroding memories, the ripening of a more and more morose self-contempt into a vague yet sullen malevolence of thought and wish.
