used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
babbledverbUS /ˈbæbəld/
past form of “babble” — utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
From this reading "Wife of my King! wife of my King!" he babbled; and then flung her from him, crying, with a great lift of speech: "I have not failed you!
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading "Hush!" he bade her, roughly; and stood crushing both her hands to his lips, with fierce staring.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Hush!" he bade her, roughly; and stood crushing both her hands to his lips, with fierce staring.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He caught her by each wrist.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He caught her by each wrist.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
crushingadjectiveUS /ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
From this reading "Hush!" he bade her, roughly; and stood crushing both her hands to his lips, with fierce staring.
demanding attention
From this reading "Wife of my King! wife of my King!" he babbled; and then flung her from him, crying, with a great lift of speech: "I have not failed you!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He caught her by each wrist.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "Wife of my King! wife of my King!" he babbled; and then flung her from him, crying, with a great lift of speech: "I have not failed you!
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading "Hush!" he bade her, roughly; and stood crushing both her hands to his lips, with fierce staring.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading "Wife of my King! wife of my King!" he babbled; and then flung her from him, crying, with a great lift of speech: "I have not failed you!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Wife of my King! wife of my King!" he babbled; and then flung her from him, crying, with a great lift of speech: "I have not failed you!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Wife of my King! wife of my King!" he babbled; and then flung her from him, crying, with a great lift of speech: "I have not failed you!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Hush!" he bade her, roughly; and stood crushing both her hands to his lips, with fierce staring.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Wife of my King! wife of my King!" he babbled; and then flung her from him, crying, with a great lift of speech: "I have not failed you!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He caught her by each wrist.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He caught her by each wrist.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Wife of my King! wife of my King!" he babbled; and then flung her from him, crying, with a great lift of speech: "I have not failed you!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hush!" he bade her, roughly; and stood crushing both her hands to his lips, with fierce staring.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading "Hush!" he bade her, roughly; and stood crushing both her hands to his lips, with fierce staring.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Wife of my King! wife of my King!" he babbled; and then flung her from him, crying, with a great lift of speech: "I have not failed you!
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "Wife of my King! wife of my King!" he babbled; and then flung her from him, crying, with a great lift of speech: "I have not failed you!
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "Hush!" he bade her, roughly; and stood crushing both her hands to his lips, with fierce staring.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
OsmundnounUS /ˈɑːsmənd/
any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
proudlyadverbUS /ˈpraʊdli/
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
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 "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading "Hush!" he bade her, roughly; and stood crushing both her hands to his lips, with fierce staring.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading "Wife of my King! wife of my King!" he babbled; and then flung her from him, crying, with a great lift of speech: "I have not failed you!
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading "Hush!" he bade her, roughly; and stood crushing both her hands to his lips, with fierce staring.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "Hush!" he bade her, roughly; and stood crushing both her hands to his lips, with fierce staring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hush!" he bade her, roughly; and stood crushing both her hands to his lips, with fierce staring.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Wife of my King! wife of my King!" he babbled; and then flung her from him, crying, with a great lift of speech: "I have not failed you!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
wristnounUS /rɪst/
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading He caught her by each wrist.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will not shame you," the Queen proudly said; and then, with a change of voice: "O my Osmund!
