used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I met Athelstone flying out like a bomb-shell, and you look like a ghost.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
Athelstone
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From this reading I met Athelstone flying out like a bomb-shell, and you look like a ghost.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
bomb-shell
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From this reading I met Athelstone flying out like a bomb-shell, and you look like a ghost.
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
intentionally conceived
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
delightsnounUS /dɪˈlaɪts/
plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
From this reading Fate delights in playing mankind spiteful tricks.
devil'snounUS /ˈdevəlz/
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "What the devil's the matter?
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
any strong feeling
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
exceptionnounUS /ɪkˈsepʃən/
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading The present instance is no exception.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Fate delights in playing mankind spiteful tricks.
moving swiftly
From this reading I met Athelstone flying out like a bomb-shell, and you look like a ghost.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading I met Athelstone flying out like a bomb-shell, and you look like a ghost.
the act of departing
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I met Athelstone flying out like a bomb-shell, and you look like a ghost.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fate delights in playing mankind spiteful tricks.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
an occurrence of something
From this reading The present instance is no exception.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The present instance is no exception.
Lauraine
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From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I met Athelstone flying out like a bomb-shell, and you look like a ghost.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I met Athelstone flying out like a bomb-shell, and you look like a ghost.
mankindnounUS /ˈmænˈkaɪnd/
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading Fate delights in playing mankind spiteful tricks.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What the devil's the matter?
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I met Athelstone flying out like a bomb-shell, and you look like a ghost.
not any; not one
From this reading The present instance is no exception.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I met Athelstone flying out like a bomb-shell, and you look like a ghost.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Fate delights in playing mankind spiteful tricks.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The present instance is no exception.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
only a very short time before
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
spitefuladjectiveUS /ˈspaɪtfəl/
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
From this reading Fate delights in playing mankind spiteful tricks.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The present instance is no exception.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
tricksnounUS /trɪks/
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading Fate delights in playing mankind spiteful tricks.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lauraine has sunk back into her chair, faint and spent with emotion; scarcely conscious, indeed, of what is going on around her; and in this state her husband's rough voice breaks upon her ear.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I met Athelstone flying out like a bomb-shell, and you look like a ghost.
