used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
abideverbUS /əˈbaɪd/
dwell
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
(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 Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading New children came to Queen and in the love of each succeeding one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the first and only one.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
brotherhoodnounUS /ˈbrʌðərhʊd/
the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE DOORS OF THE TRAP SHUT THE years rolled by.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading New children came to Queen and in the love of each succeeding one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the first and only one.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE DOORS OF THE TRAP SHUT THE years rolled by.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
dulledadjectiveUS /dʌld/
having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading New children came to Queen and in the love of each succeeding one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the first and only one.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
exemplificationnoun
showing by example
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
finestadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəst/
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading New children came to Queen and in the love of each succeeding one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the first and only one.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
herdnounUS /hɜːrd/
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
hurtsnounUS /hɜːrts/
plural of “hurt” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading New children came to Queen and in the love of each succeeding one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the first and only one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading New children came to Queen and in the love of each succeeding one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the first and only one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading New children came to Queen and in the love of each succeeding one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the first and only one.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
and nothing more
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
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 The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading New children came to Queen and in the love of each succeeding one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the first and only one.
maturitynounUS /məˈtʃʊrəti/
the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
mistsnounUS /mɪsts/
plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
mother-love
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From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DOORS OF THE TRAP SHUT THE years rolled by.
offspringnounUS /ˈɔːfsprɪŋ/
the immediate descendants of a person
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading New children came to Queen and in the love of each succeeding one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the first and only one.
and nothing more
From this reading New children came to Queen and in the love of each succeeding one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the first and only one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading New children came to Queen and in the love of each succeeding one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the first and only one.
rejoicedverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪst/
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading New children came to Queen and in the love of each succeeding one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the first and only one.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading THE DOORS OF THE TRAP SHUT THE years rolled by.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading THE DOORS OF THE TRAP SHUT THE years rolled by.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
succeedingadjectiveUS /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/
coming after or following
From this reading New children came to Queen and in the love of each succeeding one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the first and only one.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOORS OF THE TRAP SHUT THE years rolled by.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading New children came to Queen and in the love of each succeeding one, Queen rejoiced as if it were the first and only one.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
transferverbUS /trænˈsfɜːr/
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
transferredverbUS /trænˈsfɜːrd/
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
TRAPnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading THE DOORS OF THE TRAP SHUT THE years rolled by.
unfetteredadjectiveUS /ənˈfetərd/
not bound by shackles and chains
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
unwrittenadjectiveUS /ənˈrɪtən/
based on custom rather than documentation
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Old tragic hurts were dulled by the mists of passing time and every hour of the unfettered present came bringing some new joy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
which person or people
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
willedverbUS /wɪld/
past form of “will” — decree or ordain
From this reading Carefully she led them all to the doorway of maturity and there, since life willed it so, she gave them over to the herd, to live and provide for themselves and to abide by the unwritten laws of the herd in the finest exemplification of the Golden Rule on earth.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
a late time of life
From this reading THE DOORS OF THE TRAP SHUT THE years rolled by.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading The friends who died or who suddenly disappeared she would miss for a long while, sometimes spending months in search of them, then she would transfer her love of them to some other member of the brotherhood, just as she transferred her mother-love from the older to the younger of her offspring.
