the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading That child and girl, Christine Verrone, is not in any way myself.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
cause to be bored
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
make calm or still
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
a young person of either sex
From this reading That child and girl, Christine Verrone, is not in any way myself.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
Christine
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From this reading "My name is Christine."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
opinion or judgment
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
a long fixed look
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
a young female
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My name is Christine."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My name is Christine."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading That child and girl, Christine Verrone, is not in any way myself.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "My name is Christine."
not any; not one
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That child and girl, Christine Verrone, is not in any way myself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
with low volume
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
Identical; not different.
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
sorrowfuladjectiveUS /ˈsɑːroʊfəl/
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
Verrone
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From this reading That child and girl, Christine Verrone, is not in any way myself.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That child and girl, Christine Verrone, is not in any way myself.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
