used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Only Aunt Laura, to Edwin’s shame, showed the least capacity for dealing with the situation.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Edwin’s father, who had now returned to the ordinary round of business, was still dazed and puzzled, and very grey.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading Only Aunt Laura, to Edwin’s shame, showed the least capacity for dealing with the situation.
catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
dazedadjectiveUS /deɪzd/
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading Edwin’s father, who had now returned to the ordinary round of business, was still dazed and puzzled, and very grey.
dealingnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
From this reading Only Aunt Laura, to Edwin’s shame, showed the least capacity for dealing with the situation.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
Edwin's
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From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
emotionaladjectiveUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/
determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
exaggeratedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtəd/
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Edwin’s father, who had now returned to the ordinary round of business, was still dazed and puzzled, and very grey.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only Aunt Laura, to Edwin’s shame, showed the least capacity for dealing with the situation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
depressingly dark
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Edwin’s father, who had now returned to the ordinary round of business, was still dazed and puzzled, and very grey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
Halesby
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From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
a social unit living together
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
Ingleby's
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From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
Laura
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From this reading Only Aunt Laura, to Edwin’s shame, showed the least capacity for dealing with the situation.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Only Aunt Laura, to Edwin’s shame, showed the least capacity for dealing with the situation.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
maelstromnounUS /ˈmeɪl.strɒm/
A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river; a state of confused turmoil.
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
normaladjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrməl/
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Edwin’s father, who had now returned to the ordinary round of business, was still dazed and puzzled, and very grey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
and nothing more
From this reading Only Aunt Laura, to Edwin’s shame, showed the least capacity for dealing with the situation.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Edwin’s father, who had now returned to the ordinary round of business, was still dazed and puzzled, and very grey.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
by chance
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
proprieties
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From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Edwin’s father, who had now returned to the ordinary round of business, was still dazed and puzzled, and very grey.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Edwin’s father, who had now returned to the ordinary round of business, was still dazed and puzzled, and very grey.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Edwin’s father, who had now returned to the ordinary round of business, was still dazed and puzzled, and very grey.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Only Aunt Laura, to Edwin’s shame, showed the least capacity for dealing with the situation.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Only Aunt Laura, to Edwin’s shame, showed the least capacity for dealing with the situation.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Only Aunt Laura, to Edwin’s shame, showed the least capacity for dealing with the situation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
not in physical motion
From this reading Edwin’s father, who had now returned to the ordinary round of business, was still dazed and puzzled, and very grey.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
THRENODYnoun
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
From this reading THRENODY I FROM this emotional maelstrom the current of Edwin’s life flowed into a strange peace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Edwin’s father, who had now returned to the ordinary round of business, was still dazed and puzzled, and very grey.
precisely as stated
From this reading Edwin’s father, who had now returned to the ordinary round of business, was still dazed and puzzled, and very grey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edwin’s father, who had now returned to the ordinary round of business, was still dazed and puzzled, and very grey.
which person or people
From this reading Edwin’s father, who had now returned to the ordinary round of business, was still dazed and puzzled, and very grey.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seemed that the catastrophe of Mrs. Ingleby’s death had taken the Halesby household by surprise and stunned it so thoroughly that it would never recover its normal consciousness.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Their servant, a young woman with an exaggerated sense of the proprieties, or perhaps a dread of living alone in such a gloomy house, had given notice.
