used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
cousin'snounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
placed crosswise
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
Evadne
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From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
at any time
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
freedverbUS /friːd/
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
frettedadjectiveUS /ˈfretɪd/
having frets
From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
Hildreth
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From this reading To Evadne Hildreth, love was a wonderfully sacred thing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
not any; not one
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
and nothing more
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading To Evadne Hildreth, love was a wonderfully sacred thing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
not in physical motion
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
a special situation
From this reading To Evadne Hildreth, love was a wonderfully sacred thing.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
which person or people
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading To Evadne Hildreth, love was a wonderfully sacred thing.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
yearnedverbUS /jɜːrnd/
past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
a late time of life
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
