used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
extreme mental distress
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She knew that it was to be so.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
put or send forth
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
a young person of either sex
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
despotismnounUS /ˈdespətɪzəm/
dominance through threat of punishment and violence
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Hasty was dying.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
hailedverbUS /heɪld/
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
HastyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪsti/
excessively quick
From this reading Hasty was dying.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet what is a slave mother's protection to her child?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She knew that it was to be so.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew that it was to be so.
the act of departing
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Yet what is a slave mother's protection to her child?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading Yet what is a slave mother's protection to her child?
releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/
release, as from one's grip
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that it was to be so.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Yet what is a slave mother's protection to her child?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She knew that it was to be so.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew that it was to be so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She knew that it was to be so.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
waifnounUS /weɪf/
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hasty was dying.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For herself it was a release which she hailed gladly; but the thought of leaving her child rent her heart with anguish.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She could see what the lot of that poor waif of childhood, cast upon the sea of Southern despotism, would be, and she longed to protect her from it.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet what is a slave mother's protection to her child?
