used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
(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 She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She might almost as well have been dead and buried.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
Arnot's
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From this reading She blamed herself now for having consented to enter the house at Monsieur Arnot’s invitation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
asylumnounUS /əˈsaɪləm/
a shelter from danger or hardship
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She blamed herself now for having consented to enter the house at Monsieur Arnot’s invitation.
attendantnounUS /əˈtendənt/
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
have
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She might almost as well have been dead and buried.
blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading She blamed herself now for having consented to enter the house at Monsieur Arnot’s invitation.
placed in a grave
From this reading She might almost as well have been dead and buried.
consentedverbUS /kənˈsentɪd/
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading She blamed herself now for having consented to enter the house at Monsieur Arnot’s invitation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She might almost as well have been dead and buried.
to come or go into
From this reading She blamed herself now for having consented to enter the house at Monsieur Arnot’s invitation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She blamed herself now for having consented to enter the house at Monsieur Arnot’s invitation.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She might almost as well have been dead and buried.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She blamed herself now for having consented to enter the house at Monsieur Arnot’s invitation.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She blamed herself now for having consented to enter the house at Monsieur Arnot’s invitation.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She blamed herself now for having consented to enter the house at Monsieur Arnot’s invitation.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
insaneadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈseɪn/
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading She blamed herself now for having consented to enter the house at Monsieur Arnot’s invitation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
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 It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading She was lost!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might almost as well have been dead and buried.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading She blamed herself now for having consented to enter the house at Monsieur Arnot’s invitation.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
not any; not one
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She blamed herself now for having consented to enter the house at Monsieur Arnot’s invitation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
RochesternounUS /ˈrɑːtʃestər/
a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
SalomenounUS /səˈloʊmi/
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
except for; apart from
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
a source of difficulty
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed to Salome as she sat there alone in her room, after her attendant had left her, as if this fresh trouble was more than she could bear.
(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 She might almost as well have been dead and buried.
in or at the place that
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She was a prisoner in a great insane asylum in the heart of Paris, and no one in all the world, save Mrs. Rochester, knew where she was.
