used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Anne pressed his hand, with a look of ineffable gratitude, and Surrey concealed himself behind the arras.
(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 “Open the door, and leave all to me, madam,” said Surrey; “I will save you, though it cost me my life!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Open the door, and leave all to me, madam,” said Surrey; “I will save you, though it cost me my life!”
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Oh, heaven! what is to be done?” cried Anne Boleyn, in despair.
arrasnoun
a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs
From this reading Anne pressed his hand, with a look of ineffable gratitude, and Surrey concealed himself behind the arras.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh, heaven! what is to be done?” cried Anne Boleyn, in despair.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Anne pressed his hand, with a look of ineffable gratitude, and Surrey concealed himself behind the arras.
BoleynnounUS /boʊˈlɪn/
the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
From this reading “Oh, heaven! what is to be done?” cried Anne Boleyn, in despair.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “God's death! madam, open the door--or I will burst it open!”
not accessible to view
From this reading Anne pressed his hand, with a look of ineffable gratitude, and Surrey concealed himself behind the arras.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading “Open the door, and leave all to me, madam,” said Surrey; “I will save you, though it cost me my life!”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I hear voices,” cried Henry from without.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “God's death! madam, open the door--or I will burst it open!”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “Oh, heaven! what is to be done?” cried Anne Boleyn, in despair.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Oh, heaven! what is to be done?” cried Anne Boleyn, in despair.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “God's death! madam, open the door--or I will burst it open!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I hear voices,” cried Henry from without.
God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God's death! madam, open the door--or I will burst it open!”
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading Anne pressed his hand, with a look of ineffable gratitude, and Surrey concealed himself behind the arras.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Anne pressed his hand, with a look of ineffable gratitude, and Surrey concealed himself behind the arras.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “I hear voices,” cried Henry from without.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Oh, heaven! what is to be done?” cried Anne Boleyn, in despair.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “I hear voices,” cried Henry from without.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Anne pressed his hand, with a look of ineffable gratitude, and Surrey concealed himself behind the arras.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne pressed his hand, with a look of ineffable gratitude, and Surrey concealed himself behind the arras.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hear voices,” cried Henry from without.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, heaven! what is to be done?” cried Anne Boleyn, in despair.
ineffableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnefəbəl/
defying expression or description
From this reading Anne pressed his hand, with a look of ineffable gratitude, and Surrey concealed himself behind the arras.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, heaven! what is to be done?” cried Anne Boleyn, in despair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “God's death! madam, open the door--or I will burst it open!”
go away from a place
From this reading “Open the door, and leave all to me, madam,” said Surrey; “I will save you, though it cost me my life!”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Open the door, and leave all to me, madam,” said Surrey; “I will save you, though it cost me my life!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Anne pressed his hand, with a look of ineffable gratitude, and Surrey concealed himself behind the arras.
a woman of refinement
From this reading “God's death! madam, open the door--or I will burst it open!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Open the door, and leave all to me, madam,” said Surrey; “I will save you, though it cost me my life!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Open the door, and leave all to me, madam,” said Surrey; “I will save you, though it cost me my life!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne pressed his hand, with a look of ineffable gratitude, and Surrey concealed himself behind the arras.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, heaven! what is to be done?” cried Anne Boleyn, in despair.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “God's death! madam, open the door--or I will burst it open!”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “God's death! madam, open the door--or I will burst it open!”
compacted by ironing
From this reading Anne pressed his hand, with a look of ineffable gratitude, and Surrey concealed himself behind the arras.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Open the door, and leave all to me, madam,” said Surrey; “I will save you, though it cost me my life!”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Open the door, and leave all to me, madam,” said Surrey; “I will save you, though it cost me my life!”
SurreynounUS /ˈsɜːri/
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
From this reading “Open the door, and leave all to me, madam,” said Surrey; “I will save you, though it cost me my life!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “God's death! madam, open the door--or I will burst it open!”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Open the door, and leave all to me, madam,” said Surrey; “I will save you, though it cost me my life!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, heaven! what is to be done?” cried Anne Boleyn, in despair.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “I hear voices,” cried Henry from without.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, heaven! what is to be done?” cried Anne Boleyn, in despair.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “God's death! madam, open the door--or I will burst it open!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anne pressed his hand, with a look of ineffable gratitude, and Surrey concealed himself behind the arras.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I hear voices,” cried Henry from without.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Open the door, and leave all to me, madam,” said Surrey; “I will save you, though it cost me my life!”
