used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had gone down with no thought about herself, but when she looked at Alexander a trembling shyness took her.
AlexandernounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændər/
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
Alexander'snounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændərz/
possessive form of “alexander” — European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading Through the kitchen door the sun came strongly, and the smell of the larches was blown in.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Through the kitchen door the sun came strongly, and the smell of the larches was blown in.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Through the kitchen door the sun came strongly, and the smell of the larches was blown in.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She had gone down with no thought about herself, but when she looked at Alexander a trembling shyness took her.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had gone down with no thought about herself, but when she looked at Alexander a trembling shyness took her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
Janet
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From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
larches
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From this reading Through the kitchen door the sun came strongly, and the smell of the larches was blown in.
immediately past
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She had gone down with no thought about herself, but when she looked at Alexander a trembling shyness took her.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
nearnessnoun
the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
not any; not one
From this reading She had gone down with no thought about herself, but when she looked at Alexander a trembling shyness took her.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
picturingnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərɪŋ/
visual imagery
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
piteousadjective
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
shynessnounUS /ˈʃaɪnəs/
a feeling of fear of embarrassment
From this reading She had gone down with no thought about herself, but when she looked at Alexander a trembling shyness took her.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Through the kitchen door the sun came strongly, and the smell of the larches was blown in.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading Through the kitchen door the sun came strongly, and the smell of the larches was blown in.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Through the kitchen door the sun came strongly, and the smell of the larches was blown in.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
TheresanounUS /tərˈiːsə/
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had gone down with no thought about herself, but when she looked at Alexander a trembling shyness took her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the kitchen door the sun came strongly, and the smell of the larches was blown in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She had gone down with no thought about herself, but when she looked at Alexander a trembling shyness took her.
a shaky motion
From this reading She had gone down with no thought about herself, but when she looked at Alexander a trembling shyness took her.
waked
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From this reading Theresa had slept at last, but she had waked often out of dreadful dreams and lain in a sweat of terror in spite of Alexander's nearness, and so her mind had passed to picturing the manner of her father's death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
weariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/
exhausted
From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
welternounUS /ˈweltər/
a confused multitude of things
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
at the time that
From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
a Caucasian
From this reading She rose more wearied than she had gone to bed and had a white and hollow face for Janet and Alexander when she descended to the kitchen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had gone down with no thought about herself, but when she looked at Alexander a trembling shyness took her.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She saw it as a confusion of noise, and smoke, and fallen bodies; she heard his last three piteous words, and felt strength fading from her as it must have dropped from him, and the stern beauty of death was lost in the welter she made of it.
