used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A COUP D’ÉTAT.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
COUPnounUS /kuː/
a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
From this reading A COUP D’ÉTAT.
D'ÉTAT
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From this reading A COUP D’ÉTAT.
distraughtadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɔːt/
deeply agitated especially from emotion
From this reading In the distraught state of her mind nothing seemed strange or out of the way now.
employe
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From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The tenderness sank into Viola’s heart, so hungry for pity and sympathy.
a young female
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The tenderness sank into Viola’s heart, so hungry for pity and sympathy.
to a considerable degree
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
how
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From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading The tenderness sank into Viola’s heart, so hungry for pity and sympathy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The tenderness sank into Viola’s heart, so hungry for pity and sympathy.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
MaxwellnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading In the distraught state of her mind nothing seemed strange or out of the way now.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In the distraught state of her mind nothing seemed strange or out of the way now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In the distraught state of her mind nothing seemed strange or out of the way now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the distraught state of her mind nothing seemed strange or out of the way now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the distraught state of her mind nothing seemed strange or out of the way now.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading The tenderness sank into Viola’s heart, so hungry for pity and sympathy.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
Rolfe
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From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The tenderness sank into Viola’s heart, so hungry for pity and sympathy.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In the distraught state of her mind nothing seemed strange or out of the way now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The tenderness sank into Viola’s heart, so hungry for pity and sympathy.
with low volume
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading In the distraught state of her mind nothing seemed strange or out of the way now.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading The tenderness sank into Viola’s heart, so hungry for pity and sympathy.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading The tenderness sank into Viola’s heart, so hungry for pity and sympathy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Poor little girl!” murmured Rolfe Maxwell, very softly; and he could not help pressing the little hand that lay upon his arm.
Viola's
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From this reading The tenderness sank into Viola’s heart, so hungry for pity and sympathy.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In the distraught state of her mind nothing seemed strange or out of the way now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She sighed heavily, and walked along by his side in silence a few minutes, without thinking how strange her position was--walking at this time of night with Rolfe Maxwell, her father’s employe, and almost a stranger to herself.
