speak to
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They rushed toward me as I entered and doubly embraced me.
blissfullyadverbUS /ˈblɪsfəli/
in a blissful manner
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You cruel joker; but we forgive you.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I was the crowned hero--crowned with more praise than I could well carry.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was the crowned hero--crowned with more praise than I could well carry.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "How happy you have made us!" cried Gabrielle.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading I was the crowned hero--crowned with more praise than I could well carry.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading "You cruel joker; but we forgive you.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
without deviation
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
direstadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪrəst/
superlative of “dire” — fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
doublyadverbUS /ˈdʌbli/
to double the degree
From this reading They rushed toward me as I entered and doubly embraced me.
embracedverbUS /emˈbreɪst/
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading They rushed toward me as I entered and doubly embraced me.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading They rushed toward me as I entered and doubly embraced me.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "You cruel joker; but we forgive you.
set up or found
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
Gabrielle
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From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "How happy you have made us!" cried Gabrielle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How happy you have made us!" cried Gabrielle.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading I was the crowned hero--crowned with more praise than I could well carry.
How
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From this reading "How happy you have made us!" cried Gabrielle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
jokernounUS /ˈdʒoʊkər/
a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
From this reading "You cruel joker; but we forgive you.
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "How happy you have made us!" cried Gabrielle.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They rushed toward me as I entered and doubly embraced me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I was the crowned hero--crowned with more praise than I could well carry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
and nothing more
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading I was the crowned hero--crowned with more praise than I could well carry.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
done under pressure
From this reading They rushed toward me as I entered and doubly embraced me.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I was the crowned hero--crowned with more praise than I could well carry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rushed toward me as I entered and doubly embraced me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading They rushed toward me as I entered and doubly embraced me.
unitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How happy you have made us!" cried Gabrielle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was the crowned hero--crowned with more praise than I could well carry.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You cruel joker; but we forgive you.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I was the crowned hero--crowned with more praise than I could well carry.
at the time that
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was the crowned hero--crowned with more praise than I could well carry.
wretchednessnoun
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading The address on my card brought Gabrielle directly to my rooms, and when I returned I found the lovers blissfully united, after only one day of direst wretchedness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How happy you have made us!" cried Gabrielle.
