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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
AttilanounUS /əˈtɪlə/
king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)
From this reading Before her stood the messenger of Attila, who bore her the sad tidings of the loss of him she loved.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before her stood the messenger of Attila, who bore her the sad tidings of the loss of him she loved.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside her stood the fair daughter of the dead king Bleda, and the wild enthusiast Mizetus.
Bleda
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From this reading Beside her stood the fair daughter of the dead king Bleda, and the wild enthusiast Mizetus.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
cause to be bored
From this reading Before her stood the messenger of Attila, who bore her the sad tidings of the loss of him she loved.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
a female human offspring
From this reading Beside her stood the fair daughter of the dead king Bleda, and the wild enthusiast Mizetus.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Beside her stood the fair daughter of the dead king Bleda, and the wild enthusiast Mizetus.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE SOMETHING WORSE THAN DEATH.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
enthusiastnounUS /enˈθuːziæst/
an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
From this reading Beside her stood the fair daughter of the dead king Bleda, and the wild enthusiast Mizetus.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Beside her stood the fair daughter of the dead king Bleda, and the wild enthusiast Mizetus.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before her stood the messenger of Attila, who bore her the sad tidings of the loss of him she loved.
Ildica
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Beside her stood the fair daughter of the dead king Bleda, and the wild enthusiast Mizetus.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
something that is lost
From this reading Before her stood the messenger of Attila, who bore her the sad tidings of the loss of him she loved.
held dear
From this reading Before her stood the messenger of Attila, who bore her the sad tidings of the loss of him she loved.
a person who carries a message
From this reading Before her stood the messenger of Attila, who bore her the sad tidings of the loss of him she loved.
Mizetus
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From this reading Beside her stood the fair daughter of the dead king Bleda, and the wild enthusiast Mizetus.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now turn again to Ildica!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We must now turn again to Ildica!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Before her stood the messenger of Attila, who bore her the sad tidings of the loss of him she loved.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THE SOMETHING WORSE THAN DEATH.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Before her stood the messenger of Attila, who bore her the sad tidings of the loss of him she loved.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE SOMETHING WORSE THAN DEATH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOMETHING WORSE THAN DEATH.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Before her stood the messenger of Attila, who bore her the sad tidings of the loss of him she loved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must now turn again to Ildica!
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading We must now turn again to Ildica!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now turn again to Ildica!
which person or people
From this reading Before her stood the messenger of Attila, who bore her the sad tidings of the loss of him she loved.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Beside her stood the fair daughter of the dead king Bleda, and the wild enthusiast Mizetus.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading In agony of heart, she sat within her tent with the spirit bowed down and nearly broken, and the bodily frame bent and shaken under the load of grief.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading THE SOMETHING WORSE THAN DEATH.
