used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
abeyancenounUS /əˈbeɪəns/
temporary cessation or suspension
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
(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 It was all so new--so strange.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
championshipnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/
the status of being a champion
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
childishadjectiveUS /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
fanciesnounUS /ˈfænsiz/
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
FinnounUS /fɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
Fin's
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From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
the act of giving
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all so new--so strange.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
lozengenounUS /ˈlɔːzəndʒ/
a small aromatic or medicated candy
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
maliciousadjectiveUS /məˈlɪʃəs/
having the nature of or resulting from malice
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
Matty
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From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was all so new--so strange.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
and nothing more
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Tiny!
principallyadverbUS /ˈprɪnsɪpli/
for the most part
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
Rea
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From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was all so new--so strange.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It was all so new--so strange.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
suckingnounUS /ˈsʌkɪŋ/
the act of sucking
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
very small
From this reading Poor Tiny!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
tremornounUS /ˈtremər/
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
someone who visits
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all so new--so strange.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Now she told herself she was foolish, childish, and that she was giving way to silly, romantic fancies; only Fin was evidently thinking something too, and gave her all sorts of malicious looks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As for Aunt Matty, she sat now with her eyes closed, sucking a mental lozenge about patience; and Fin's championship was in abeyance for the rest of the visit--the conversation being principally between Lady Rea and their visitor.
the words that are spoken
From this reading His eager, earnest words began to wake up such a curious little tremor in her breast.
