used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Has the bank broke, or has Worth failed, or---- Why, Keith," (with sudden gravity), "are you ill?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Nan flies into the room, as she expresses it, "like greased lightning."
asksverbUS /æsks/
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
Athelstone
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From this reading When Keith Athelstone leaves Lauraine that morning he is scarcely conscious of what he is doing.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading "Has the bank broke, or has Worth failed, or---- Why, Keith," (with sudden gravity), "are you ill?"
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
lacking funds
From this reading "Has the bank broke, or has Worth failed, or---- Why, Keith," (with sudden gravity), "are you ill?"
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
intentionally conceived
From this reading When Keith Athelstone leaves Lauraine that morning he is scarcely conscious of what he is doing.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "Well, what's the matter?" she cries.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading When Keith Athelstone leaves Lauraine that morning he is scarcely conscious of what he is doing.
expressesnounUS /ɪkˈspresəz/
plural of “express” — mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
From this reading Miss Nan flies into the room, as she expresses it, "like greased lightning."
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "Has the bank broke, or has Worth failed, or---- Why, Keith," (with sudden gravity), "are you ill?"
an act that fails
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
fiancée's
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From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
fliesnounUS /flaɪz/
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading Miss Nan flies into the room, as she expresses it, "like greased lightning."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
gravitynounUS /ˈɡrævəti/
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading "Has the bank broke, or has Worth failed, or---- Why, Keith," (with sudden gravity), "are you ill?"
greasedadjectiveUS /ɡriːst/
smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction
From this reading Miss Nan flies into the room, as she expresses it, "like greased lightning."
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has the bank broke, or has Worth failed, or---- Why, Keith," (with sudden gravity), "are you ill?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Keith Athelstone leaves Lauraine that morning he is scarcely conscious of what he is doing.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Has the bank broke, or has Worth failed, or---- Why, Keith," (with sudden gravity), "are you ill?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Miss Nan flies into the room, as she expresses it, "like greased lightning."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Keith Athelstone leaves Lauraine that morning he is scarcely conscious of what he is doing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Nan flies into the room, as she expresses it, "like greased lightning."
Keith
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From this reading When Keith Athelstone leaves Lauraine that morning he is scarcely conscious of what he is doing.
Lauraine
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From this reading When Keith Athelstone leaves Lauraine that morning he is scarcely conscious of what he is doing.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading When Keith Athelstone leaves Lauraine that morning he is scarcely conscious of what he is doing.
life'snounUS /laɪfs/
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Miss Nan flies into the room, as she expresses it, "like greased lightning."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Miss Nan flies into the room, as she expresses it, "like greased lightning."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Well, what's the matter?" she cries.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Nan flies into the room, as she expresses it, "like greased lightning."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When Keith Athelstone leaves Lauraine that morning he is scarcely conscious of what he is doing.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading Miss Nan flies into the room, as she expresses it, "like greased lightning."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Keith Athelstone leaves Lauraine that morning he is scarcely conscious of what he is doing.
oppressingverbUS /əˈpresɪŋ/
-ing form of “oppress” — come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Has the bank broke, or has Worth failed, or---- Why, Keith," (with sudden gravity), "are you ill?"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Miss Nan flies into the room, as she expresses it, "like greased lightning."
only a very short time before
From this reading When Keith Athelstone leaves Lauraine that morning he is scarcely conscious of what he is doing.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Nan flies into the room, as she expresses it, "like greased lightning."
successive (without a break)
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading "Has the bank broke, or has Worth failed, or---- Why, Keith," (with sudden gravity), "are you ill?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Keith Athelstone leaves Lauraine that morning he is scarcely conscious of what he is doing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Nan flies into the room, as she expresses it, "like greased lightning."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, what's the matter?" she cries.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When Keith Athelstone leaves Lauraine that morning he is scarcely conscious of what he is doing.
what's
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From this reading "Well, what's the matter?" she cries.
at the time that
From this reading When Keith Athelstone leaves Lauraine that morning he is scarcely conscious of what he is doing.
whirlingnounUS /ˈwɜːrlɪŋ/
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Has the bank broke, or has Worth failed, or---- Why, Keith," (with sudden gravity), "are you ill?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "Has the bank broke, or has Worth failed, or---- Why, Keith," (with sudden gravity), "are you ill?"
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet with his brain whirling, with a desperate sense of his life's complete failure oppressing his heart, he goes straight to his _fiancée's_ house and asks to see her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Has the bank broke, or has Worth failed, or---- Why, Keith," (with sudden gravity), "are you ill?"
