afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
(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 He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She had stood no longer behind any barrier--at that touch she had thrown her heart wide open and taken him within.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had stood no longer behind any barrier--at that touch she had thrown her heart wide open and taken him within.
barriernounUS /ˈbæriər/
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading She had stood no longer behind any barrier--at that touch she had thrown her heart wide open and taken him within.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She had stood no longer behind any barrier--at that touch she had thrown her heart wide open and taken him within.
confessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading His cry for new life had overcome every reluctance in her.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading Her delicate reserve, the instinct that restrained her, had no more power after that.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did there remain to say?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading His cry for new life had overcome every reluctance in her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His cry for new life had overcome every reluctance in her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She had stood no longer behind any barrier--at that touch she had thrown her heart wide open and taken him within.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His cry for new life had overcome every reluctance in her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had stood no longer behind any barrier--at that touch she had thrown her heart wide open and taken him within.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His cry for new life had overcome every reluctance in her.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Her delicate reserve, the instinct that restrained her, had no more power after that.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading His cry for new life had overcome every reluctance in her.
for more time
From this reading She had stood no longer behind any barrier--at that touch she had thrown her heart wide open and taken him within.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Her delicate reserve, the instinct that restrained her, had no more power after that.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading His cry for new life had overcome every reluctance in her.
not any; not one
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She had stood no longer behind any barrier--at that touch she had thrown her heart wide open and taken him within.
win a victory over
From this reading His cry for new life had overcome every reluctance in her.
accept an excuse for
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Her delicate reserve, the instinct that restrained her, had no more power after that.
reluctancenounUS /rɪˈlʌktəns/
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading His cry for new life had overcome every reluctance in her.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading What did there remain to say?
reservenounUS /rɪˈzɜːrv/
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading Her delicate reserve, the instinct that restrained her, had no more power after that.
restrainedadjectiveUS /riˈstreɪnd/
cool and formal in manner
From this reading Her delicate reserve, the instinct that restrained her, had no more power after that.
express in words
From this reading What did there remain to say?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She had stood no longer behind any barrier--at that touch she had thrown her heart wide open and taken him within.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She had stood no longer behind any barrier--at that touch she had thrown her heart wide open and taken him within.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her delicate reserve, the instinct that restrained her, had no more power after that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her delicate reserve, the instinct that restrained her, had no more power after that.
in or at that place or location
From this reading What did there remain to say?
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading She had stood no longer behind any barrier--at that touch she had thrown her heart wide open and taken him within.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What did there remain to say?
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading She had stood no longer behind any barrier--at that touch she had thrown her heart wide open and taken him within.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did there remain to say?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading She had stood no longer behind any barrier--at that touch she had thrown her heart wide open and taken him within.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had made his confession, which, after all, was no confession, and she had stopped his mouth with pardon.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading She had stood no longer behind any barrier--at that touch she had thrown her heart wide open and taken him within.
