used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LAST CHANCE.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The rough heather was against her cheek, a storm of sobs and tears shook and wetted the harsh, dry flowers.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Julian was left alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
put or send forth
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading A LAST CHANCE.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The rough heather was against her cheek, a storm of sobs and tears shook and wetted the harsh, dry flowers.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The rough heather was against her cheek, a storm of sobs and tears shook and wetted the harsh, dry flowers.
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The rough heather was against her cheek, a storm of sobs and tears shook and wetted the harsh, dry flowers.
gorsenoun
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
harshadjectiveUS /hɑːrʃ/
unpleasantly stern
From this reading The rough heather was against her cheek, a storm of sobs and tears shook and wetted the harsh, dry flowers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
heededverbUS /ˈhiːdəd/
past form of “heed” — pay close attention to; give heed to
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
JuliannounUS /ˈdʒuːliən/
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading Julian was left alone.
immediately past
From this reading A LAST CHANCE.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Julian was left alone.
needlesnounUS /ˈniːdəlz/
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She drove her fingers into the bushes of dwarf gorse, and the needles entered her flesh and drew the blood; but she heeded it not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
paroxysmnoun
a sudden uncontrollable attack
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The rough heather was against her cheek, a storm of sobs and tears shook and wetted the harsh, dry flowers.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The rough heather was against her cheek, a storm of sobs and tears shook and wetted the harsh, dry flowers.
sobsnounUS /sɑːbz/
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading The rough heather was against her cheek, a storm of sobs and tears shook and wetted the harsh, dry flowers.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The rough heather was against her cheek, a storm of sobs and tears shook and wetted the harsh, dry flowers.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading The rough heather was against her cheek, a storm of sobs and tears shook and wetted the harsh, dry flowers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
up to a particular time
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Julian was left alone.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading She watched Anthony depart, till he had disappeared round a turn of the road and a fall of the hill; then she cast herself upon the heather in a paroxysm of agony.
wetted
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From this reading The rough heather was against her cheek, a storm of sobs and tears shook and wetted the harsh, dry flowers.
