used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CALL OF A SOUL.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
anew
From this reading Now and again Cherokee kissed the roses with pangs of speechless pain.
(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 All day the family had been busy packing, for soon the Stanhopes would close the house and take flight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now and again Cherokee kissed the roses with pangs of speechless pain.
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading The fragrance that floated from their lips brought only anguish.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All day the family had been busy packing, for soon the Stanhopes would close the house and take flight.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The fragrance that floated from their lips brought only anguish.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading All day the family had been busy packing, for soon the Stanhopes would close the house and take flight.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE CALL OF A SOUL.
CherokeenounUS /ˈtʃerəkiː/
the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
From this reading Now and again Cherokee kissed the roses with pangs of speechless pain.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading All day the family had been busy packing, for soon the Stanhopes would close the house and take flight.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All day the family had been busy packing, for soon the Stanhopes would close the house and take flight.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
at any time
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
a social unit living together
From this reading All day the family had been busy packing, for soon the Stanhopes would close the house and take flight.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading All day the family had been busy packing, for soon the Stanhopes would close the house and take flight.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The fragrance that floated from their lips brought only anguish.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All day the family had been busy packing, for soon the Stanhopes would close the house and take flight.
fragrancenounUS /ˈfreɪɡrəns/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading The fragrance that floated from their lips brought only anguish.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fragrance that floated from their lips brought only anguish.
ghostsnounUS /ɡoʊsts/
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All day the family had been busy packing, for soon the Stanhopes would close the house and take flight.
hauntverbUS /hɔːnt/
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading All day the family had been busy packing, for soon the Stanhopes would close the house and take flight.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Now and again Cherokee kissed the roses with pangs of speechless pain.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The fragrance that floated from their lips brought only anguish.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and again Cherokee kissed the roses with pangs of speechless pain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CALL OF A SOUL.
and nothing more
From this reading The fragrance that floated from their lips brought only anguish.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading All day the family had been busy packing, for soon the Stanhopes would close the house and take flight.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Now and again Cherokee kissed the roses with pangs of speechless pain.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
pangsnounUS /pæŋz/
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading Now and again Cherokee kissed the roses with pangs of speechless pain.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Now and again Cherokee kissed the roses with pangs of speechless pain.
in the near future
From this reading All day the family had been busy packing, for soon the Stanhopes would close the house and take flight.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading THE CALL OF A SOUL.
speechlessadjectiveUS /ˈspiːtʃləs/
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading Now and again Cherokee kissed the roses with pangs of speechless pain.
Stanhopes
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From this reading All day the family had been busy packing, for soon the Stanhopes would close the house and take flight.
carry out
From this reading All day the family had been busy packing, for soon the Stanhopes would close the house and take flight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fragrance that floated from their lips brought only anguish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL OF A SOUL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The fragrance that floated from their lips brought only anguish.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
a Caucasian
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now and again Cherokee kissed the roses with pangs of speechless pain.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To her, white roses must ever mean white memories of despair, and their pale ghosts would haunt long after they were dead.
