something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
have
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
for the reason that
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Those few months had been filled with excitement for Lord Chandos.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
Chandos
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From this reading Those few months had been filled with excitement for Lord Chandos.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
differsverbUS /ˈdɪfərz/
third-person singular of “differ” — be different
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Those few months had been filled with excitement for Lord Chandos.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Those few months had been filled with excitement for Lord Chandos.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Those few months had been filled with excitement for Lord Chandos.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those few months had been filled with excitement for Lord Chandos.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those few months had been filled with excitement for Lord Chandos.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Women must sit at home and weep.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
the act of departing
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Those few months had been filled with excitement for Lord Chandos.
the force of workers available
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Those few months had been filled with excitement for Lord Chandos.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Women must sit at home and weep.
not any; not one
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
RECONCILIATIONnounUS /ˌrekənsɪliˈeɪʃən/
the reestablishing of cordial relations
From this reading THE RECONCILIATION.
move hurridly
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
be seated
From this reading Women must sit at home and weep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
move an implement through
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RECONCILIATION.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those few months had been filled with excitement for Lord Chandos.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Women must sit at home and weep.
weighsverbUS /weɪz/
third-person singular of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading For them comes no great field of action, no stir of battle, no rush of fight; their sorrow weighs them down because they have nothing to shake it off.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Those few months had been filled with excitement for Lord Chandos.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The pain he had felt at leaving his wife had been great and hard to bear, but life differs so greatly for men and women.
