afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
(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 “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
Cheyney
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From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
divorceverbUS /dɪˈvɔːrs/
part; cease or break association with
From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
forgivenverbUS /fərˈɡɪvən/
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
It's
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From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
immediately past
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
joined in matrimony
From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
saddenedverbUS /ˈsædənd/
past form of “sadden” — make unhappy
From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
the act of swimming
From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
twitchingnounUS /ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
William
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From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
a late time of life
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
but in spite of that
From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
