used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
anewadverbUS /əˈnuː/
again but in a new or different way
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
ariseverbUS /ərˈaɪz/
come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading A passionate gesture would arise and suddenly turn to reproof, and one of delight would turn into estrangement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
bindverbUS /baɪnd/
stick to firmly
From this reading It was useless to try to bind her by her own words.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was useless to try to bind her by her own words.
Cardillac
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From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
Crammon
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From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
dandies
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From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading A passionate gesture would arise and suddenly turn to reproof, and one of delight would turn into estrangement.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
Eidolon
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From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
estrangementnounUS /ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt/
separation resulting from hostility
From this reading A passionate gesture would arise and suddenly turn to reproof, and one of delight would turn into estrangement.
flexibilitynounUS /ˌfleksəˈbɪləti/
the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading A passionate gesture would arise and suddenly turn to reproof, and one of delight would turn into estrangement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
illusionnounUS /ˌɪˈluːʒən/
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
incomprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪŋkɑːmprəˈhensɪbəl/
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A passionate gesture would arise and suddenly turn to reproof, and one of delight would turn into estrangement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was useless to try to bind her by her own words.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
jestinglyadverb
in jest
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
journalistsnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnələsts/
plural of “journalist” — a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
luringverbUS /ˈlʊrɪŋ/
-ing form of “lure” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
mimicrynounUS /ˈmɪmɪkri/
the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A passionate gesture would arise and suddenly turn to reproof, and one of delight would turn into estrangement.
and nothing more
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was useless to try to bind her by her own words.
paintersnounUS /ˈpeɪntərz/
plural of “painter” — an artist who paints
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading A passionate gesture would arise and suddenly turn to reproof, and one of delight would turn into estrangement.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
politiciansnounUS /ˌpɑːləˈtɪʃənz/
plural of “politician” — a leader engaged in civil administration
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
reproofnoun
an act or expression of criticism and censure
From this reading A passionate gesture would arise and suddenly turn to reproof, and one of delight would turn into estrangement.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
scoldedverbUS /ˈskoʊldɪd/
past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading A passionate gesture would arise and suddenly turn to reproof, and one of delight would turn into estrangement.
Susan
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From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
moving very fast
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
symbolnounUS /ˈsɪmbəl/
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She scolded Susan, she made fun of Crammon, she laughed at Jean Cardillac, jestingly she bent her knee to the poet.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading It was useless to try to bind her by her own words.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading A passionate gesture would arise and suddenly turn to reproof, and one of delight would turn into estrangement.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading It was useless to try to bind her by her own words.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She confused her entire court of painters, politicians, journalists, and dandies with her incomprehensible mimicry and flexibility, and said that Eidolon was only an illusion and a symbol.
withdrawalsnounUS /wɪθˈdrɔːəlz/
plural of “withdrawal” — a retraction of a previously held position
From this reading Christian did not understand this--neither this nor her swift withdrawals from him, and then her turning back and luring him anew.
the words that are spoken
From this reading It was useless to try to bind her by her own words.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A passionate gesture would arise and suddenly turn to reproof, and one of delight would turn into estrangement.
