used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
(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 This thought stung her proud soul through all its anguish.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Mellen had left her alone with the dead and the man she had so hated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mellen had left her alone with the dead and the man she had so hated.
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading This thought stung her proud soul through all its anguish.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Mellen had left her alone with the dead and the man she had so hated.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading When Elizabeth Mellen quitted the graveyard, she was for the moment insane.
divisible by two
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Elizabeth Mellen quitted the graveyard, she was for the moment insane.
forsakenverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪkən/
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
graveyardnounUS /ˈɡreɪvjɑːrd/
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading When Elizabeth Mellen quitted the graveyard, she was for the moment insane.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mellen had left her alone with the dead and the man she had so hated.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Mellen had left her alone with the dead and the man she had so hated.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mellen had left her alone with the dead and the man she had so hated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
insaneadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈseɪn/
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
From this reading When Elizabeth Mellen quitted the graveyard, she was for the moment insane.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This thought stung her proud soul through all its anguish.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mellen had left her alone with the dead and the man she had so hated.
LONELINESSnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading UTTER LONELINESS.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mellen had left her alone with the dead and the man she had so hated.
Mellen
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From this reading When Elizabeth Mellen quitted the graveyard, she was for the moment insane.
a particular point in time
From this reading When Elizabeth Mellen quitted the graveyard, she was for the moment insane.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
on one occasion
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading This thought stung her proud soul through all its anguish.
quitted
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From this reading When Elizabeth Mellen quitted the graveyard, she was for the moment insane.
regardlessadverbUS /rəˈɡɑːrdləs/
in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
To recall to mind.
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
scorning
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From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Elizabeth Mellen quitted the graveyard, she was for the moment insane.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mellen had left her alone with the dead and the man she had so hated.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading This thought stung her proud soul through all its anguish.
stungadjectiveUS /stʌŋ/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading This thought stung her proud soul through all its anguish.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Elizabeth Mellen quitted the graveyard, she was for the moment insane.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This thought stung her proud soul through all its anguish.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This thought stung her proud soul through all its anguish.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading This thought stung her proud soul through all its anguish.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading UTTER LONELINESS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Elizabeth Mellen quitted the graveyard, she was for the moment insane.
at the time that
From this reading When Elizabeth Mellen quitted the graveyard, she was for the moment insane.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mellen had left her alone with the dead and the man she had so hated.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He had forsaken her there in that cold, desolate night, regardless that she had once been his wife, scorning to remember her even as a woman.
