used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
in actual fact
From this reading "You will actually leave me--go away?"
(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 felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You will actually leave me--go away?"
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading Her eyes seemed to devour every detail.
devourverbUS /dɪˈvaʊər/
destroy completely
From this reading Her eyes seemed to devour every detail.
any strong feeling
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her eyes seemed to devour every detail.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes seemed to devour every detail.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I shall find means to give you your freedom at once."
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading "I shall find means to give you your freedom at once."
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I shall find means to give you your freedom at once."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You will actually leave me--go away?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall find means to give you your freedom at once."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
immediately past
From this reading She took a last look round the room.
go away from a place
From this reading "You will actually leave me--go away?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You will actually leave me--go away?"
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "I shall find means to give you your freedom at once."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
on one occasion
From this reading "I shall find means to give you your freedom at once."
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
realizingverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “realize” — be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
move upward
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She took a last look round the room.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She took a last look round the room.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall find means to give you your freedom at once."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She took a last look round the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took a last look round the room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
at the time that
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will actually leave me--go away?"
but in spite of that
From this reading He felt her slowly rise to her feet, and when he raised his head to look at her--not yet fully realizing what had happened to him--all emotion seemed to have become so foreign to her face, that he felt as if she were already a stranger to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I shall find means to give you your freedom at once."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I shall find means to give you your freedom at once."
