used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had more subject for thought than most women; her life had been eventful, her experience strange.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was one of the peculiarities of Jane Yorke that she took but little sleep.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
a young person of either sex
From this reading We know what her second husband--the man who repudiated her and her child--had been and was.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
EMBERSnounUS /ˈembərz/
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading OVER THE EMBERS.
eventfuladjectiveUS /ɪˈventfəl/
full of events or incidents
From this reading She had more subject for thought than most women; her life had been eventful, her experience strange.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading She had more subject for thought than most women; her life had been eventful, her experience strange.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had more subject for thought than most women; her life had been eventful, her experience strange.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
a social unit living together
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading We know what her second husband--the man who repudiated her and her child--had been and was.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of the peculiarities of Jane Yorke that she took but little sleep.
Jane
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From this reading It was one of the peculiarities of Jane Yorke that she took but little sleep.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We know what her second husband--the man who repudiated her and her child--had been and was.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She had more subject for thought than most women; her life had been eventful, her experience strange.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was one of the peculiarities of Jane Yorke that she took but little sleep.
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 household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading We know what her second husband--the man who repudiated her and her child--had been and was.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had more subject for thought than most women; her life had been eventful, her experience strange.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She had more subject for thought than most women; her life had been eventful, her experience strange.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of the peculiarities of Jane Yorke that she took but little sleep.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of the peculiarities of Jane Yorke that she took but little sleep.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE EMBERS.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
peculiaritiesnounUS /pɪˌkjuːliˈerətiz/
plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic
From this reading It was one of the peculiarities of Jane Yorke that she took but little sleep.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
repudiatedverbUS /riˈpjuːdieɪtɪd/
past form of “repudiate” — cast off
From this reading We know what her second husband--the man who repudiated her and her child--had been and was.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading We know what her second husband--the man who repudiated her and her child--had been and was.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was one of the peculiarities of Jane Yorke that she took but little sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading It was one of the peculiarities of Jane Yorke that she took but little sleep.
son'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading She had more subject for thought than most women; her life had been eventful, her experience strange.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading She had more subject for thought than most women; her life had been eventful, her experience strange.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had more subject for thought than most women; her life had been eventful, her experience strange.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was one of the peculiarities of Jane Yorke that she took but little sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVER THE EMBERS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had more subject for thought than most women; her life had been eventful, her experience strange.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It was one of the peculiarities of Jane Yorke that she took but little sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of the peculiarities of Jane Yorke that she took but little sleep.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We know what her second husband--the man who repudiated her and her child--had been and was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We know what her second husband--the man who repudiated her and her child--had been and was.
which person or people
From this reading We know what her second husband--the man who repudiated her and her child--had been and was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The household had long retired, and she put the remains of her son's meal away with her own hands, then sat down by the fire, thinking.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She had more subject for thought than most women; her life had been eventful, her experience strange.
Yorke
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From this reading It was one of the peculiarities of Jane Yorke that she took but little sleep.
