used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her sweetest, tenderest memories of her father are twined around the spot.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Her sweetest, tenderest memories of her father are twined around the spot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is very lovely down in the country at Fairvale Park in the golden summer weather.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bereft of this, she must indeed be desolate.
BereftadjectiveUS /bərˈeft/
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading Bereft of this, she must indeed be desolate.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading Not even one spot of brightness will remain in the cold and cruel darkness that has settled over her life.
Clive's
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From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Not even one spot of brightness will remain in the cold and cruel darkness that has settled over her life.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It is very lovely down in the country at Fairvale Park in the golden summer weather.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Not even one spot of brightness will remain in the cold and cruel darkness that has settled over her life.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Not even one spot of brightness will remain in the cold and cruel darkness that has settled over her life.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Bereft of this, she must indeed be desolate.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It is very lovely down in the country at Fairvale Park in the golden summer weather.
divisible by two
From this reading Not even one spot of brightness will remain in the cold and cruel darkness that has settled over her life.
at any time
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
Fairvale
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From this reading It is very lovely down in the country at Fairvale Park in the golden summer weather.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her sweetest, tenderest memories of her father are twined around the spot.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading It is very lovely down in the country at Fairvale Park in the golden summer weather.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her sweetest, tenderest memories of her father are twined around the spot.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is very lovely down in the country at Fairvale Park in the golden summer weather.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Bereft of this, she must indeed be desolate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is very lovely down in the country at Fairvale Park in the golden summer weather.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is very lovely down in the country at Fairvale Park in the golden summer weather.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Not even one spot of brightness will remain in the cold and cruel darkness that has settled over her life.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It is very lovely down in the country at Fairvale Park in the golden summer weather.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Her sweetest, tenderest memories of her father are twined around the spot.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Bereft of this, she must indeed be desolate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even one spot of brightness will remain in the cold and cruel darkness that has settled over her life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not even one spot of brightness will remain in the cold and cruel darkness that has settled over her life.
and nothing more
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Not even one spot of brightness will remain in the cold and cruel darkness that has settled over her life.
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading It is very lovely down in the country at Fairvale Park in the golden summer weather.
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
recallsnounUS /ˈriːkɔːlz/
plural of “recall” — a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Not even one spot of brightness will remain in the cold and cruel darkness that has settled over her life.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Not even one spot of brightness will remain in the cold and cruel darkness that has settled over her life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
term of address for a man
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Her sweetest, tenderest memories of her father are twined around the spot.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It is very lovely down in the country at Fairvale Park in the golden summer weather.
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Her sweetest, tenderest memories of her father are twined around the spot.
tenderest
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From this reading Her sweetest, tenderest memories of her father are twined around the spot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not even one spot of brightness will remain in the cold and cruel darkness that has settled over her life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is very lovely down in the country at Fairvale Park in the golden summer weather.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
twinedverbUS /twaɪnd/
past form of “twine” — spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading Her sweetest, tenderest memories of her father are twined around the spot.
Vera's
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From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is very lovely down in the country at Fairvale Park in the golden summer weather.
a message informing of danger
From this reading A pang goes through Lady Vera's heart as she recalls Sir Harry Clive's warning, and thinks of losing this grand, picturesque place, the only true home she has ever known.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It is very lovely down in the country at Fairvale Park in the golden summer weather.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Not even one spot of brightness will remain in the cold and cruel darkness that has settled over her life.
