adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At times, indeed, he essayed to be passively kind.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading In the days succeeding Mrs. Moore's death the boy recklessly neglected his duties at the Grange.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But little M'Adam forbore to rebuke him.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
comfortingadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/
providing freedom from worry
From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
DavidnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In the days succeeding Mrs. Moore's death the boy recklessly neglected his duties at the Grange.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading In the days succeeding Mrs. Moore's death the boy recklessly neglected his duties at the Grange.
devotedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading In the days succeeding Mrs. Moore's death the boy recklessly neglected his duties at the Grange.
ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/
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 To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
essayed
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From this reading At times, indeed, he essayed to be passively kind.
forbore
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From this reading But little M'Adam forbore to rebuke him.
gentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
GrangenounUS /ɡreɪndʒ/
an outlying farm
From this reading In the days succeeding Mrs. Moore's death the boy recklessly neglected his duties at the Grange.
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But little M'Adam forbore to rebuke him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the days succeeding Mrs. Moore's death the boy recklessly neglected his duties at the Grange.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading At times, indeed, he essayed to be passively kind.
Kenmuir
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From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading At times, indeed, he essayed to be passively kind.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But little M'Adam forbore to rebuke him.
lossnounUS /lɔːs/
something that is lost
From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
M'Adam
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From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
manfullyadverbUS /ˈmænfəli/
in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man
From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
MoorenounUS /mʊr/
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
Moore'snounUS /mʊrz/
possessive form of “moore” — United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading In the days succeeding Mrs. Moore's death the boy recklessly neglected his duties at the Grange.
mournersnounUS /ˈmɔːrnərz/
plural of “mourner” — a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading In the days succeeding Mrs. Moore's death the boy recklessly neglected his duties at the Grange.
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading In the days succeeding Mrs. Moore's death the boy recklessly neglected his duties at the Grange.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
passivelyadverbUS /ˈpæsɪvli/
in a passive manner
From this reading At times, indeed, he essayed to be passively kind.
realadjectiveUS /riːl/
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
rebukeverbUS /riˈbjuːk/
censure severely or angrily
From this reading But little M'Adam forbore to rebuke him.
recklesslyadverbUS /ˈrekləsli/
in a reckless manner
From this reading In the days succeeding Mrs. Moore's death the boy recklessly neglected his duties at the Grange.
smotheredadjectiveUS /ˈsmʌðərd/
held in check with difficulty
From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
succeedingadjectiveUS /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/
coming after or following
From this reading In the days succeeding Mrs. Moore's death the boy recklessly neglected his duties at the Grange.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading At times, indeed, he essayed to be passively kind.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To David M'Adam the loss of gentle Elizabeth Moore was as real a grief as to her children.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he manfully smothered his own aching heart and devoted himself to comforting the mourners at Kenmuir.
