(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 "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "What if she were suddenly to burst out laughing, what should I do then?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The silence continued.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What if she were suddenly to burst out laughing, what should I do then?"
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading That idea drove me to fury.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Towards the end of my speech I really was excited, and now my vanity was somehow wounded.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Towards the end of my speech I really was excited, and now my vanity was somehow wounded.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading That idea drove me to fury.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading That idea drove me to fury.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "What if she were suddenly to burst out laughing, what should I do then?"
It's
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From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "What if she were suddenly to burst out laughing, what should I do then?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That idea drove me to fury.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Towards the end of my speech I really was excited, and now my vanity was somehow wounded.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Towards the end of my speech I really was excited, and now my vanity was somehow wounded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Towards the end of my speech I really was excited, and now my vanity was somehow wounded.
on one occasion
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "What if she were suddenly to burst out laughing, what should I do then?"
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Towards the end of my speech I really was excited, and now my vanity was somehow wounded.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What if she were suddenly to burst out laughing, what should I do then?"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "What if she were suddenly to burst out laughing, what should I do then?"
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence continued.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Towards the end of my speech I really was excited, and now my vanity was somehow wounded.
express in speech
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Towards the end of my speech I really was excited, and now my vanity was somehow wounded.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "What if she were suddenly to burst out laughing, what should I do then?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Towards the end of my speech I really was excited, and now my vanity was somehow wounded.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "What if she were suddenly to burst out laughing, what should I do then?"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
in the direction of
From this reading Towards the end of my speech I really was excited, and now my vanity was somehow wounded.
vanitynounUS /ˈvænəti/
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading Towards the end of my speech I really was excited, and now my vanity was somehow wounded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Towards the end of my speech I really was excited, and now my vanity was somehow wounded.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What if she were suddenly to burst out laughing, what should I do then?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What if she were suddenly to burst out laughing, what should I do then?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
people who are wounded
From this reading Towards the end of my speech I really was excited, and now my vanity was somehow wounded.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's by pictures, pictures like that one must get at you," I thought to myself, though I did speak with real feeling, and all at once I flushed crimson.
