used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
(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 But all this time she never opened her eyes.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
AntonynounUS /ˈæntəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading THE LOVERS OF SILENCIEUX Silencieux often spoke to Antony now.
Antony's
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From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all this time she never opened her eyes.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
dazzledadjectiveUS /ˈdæzəld/
having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But all this time she never opened her eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
featurelessadjectiveUS /ˈfiːtʃərləs/
lacking distinguishing characteristics or features
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
a long fixed look
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
only a very short time before
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But all this time she never opened her eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
intenser
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From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
lashesnounUS /ˈlæʃɪz/
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
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 Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading THE LOVERS OF SILENCIEUX Silencieux often spoke to Antony now.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But all this time she never opened her eyes.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE LOVERS OF SILENCIEUX Silencieux often spoke to Antony now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOVERS OF SILENCIEUX Silencieux often spoke to Antony now.
many times at short intervals
From this reading THE LOVERS OF SILENCIEUX Silencieux often spoke to Antony now.
on one occasion
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
and nothing more
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading But all this time she never opened her eyes.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But all this time she never opened her eyes.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
SILENCIEUX
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From this reading THE LOVERS OF SILENCIEUX Silencieux often spoke to Antony now.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading THE LOVERS OF SILENCIEUX Silencieux often spoke to Antony now.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
not in physical motion
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
talksnounUS /tɔːks/
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOVERS OF SILENCIEUX Silencieux often spoke to Antony now.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But all this time she never opened her eyes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But all this time she never opened her eyes.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LOVERS OF SILENCIEUX Silencieux often spoke to Antony now.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
a vivid mental image
From this reading Indeed, at these times, her face shone with so great a brightness that Antony's vision was dazzled, and to his gaze she seemed almost featureless as a star.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lashes still lay wet upon her cheeks, and when she spoke her lips seemed hardly to move, only to smile with a deeper meaning, an intenser life.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Sometimes a sudden, startling word when he was writing late at night; sometimes long tender talks; once a terrible whisper.
