adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She lived and worked by the light that was given her, earnestly, which is all a mortal can do.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
askingnounUS /ˈæskɪŋ/
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
battledverbUS /ˈbætəld/
past form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But, though sorrowed, she never became morbid.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
beingsnounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, though sorrowed, she never became morbid.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She lived and worked by the light that was given her, earnestly, which is all a mortal can do.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She lived and worked by the light that was given her, earnestly, which is all a mortal can do.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
currentnounUS /ˈkɜːrənt/
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
DawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She lived and worked by the light that was given her, earnestly, which is all a mortal can do.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
earnestlyadverbUS /ˈɜːrnəstli/
in a serious manner
From this reading She lived and worked by the light that was given her, earnestly, which is all a mortal can do.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
forcedadjectiveUS /fɔːrst/
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She lived and worked by the light that was given her, earnestly, which is all a mortal can do.
groupnounUS /ɡruːp/
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
instinctsnounUS /ˈɪnstɪŋkts/
plural of “instinct” — inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She lived and worked by the light that was given her, earnestly, which is all a mortal can do.
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She lived and worked by the light that was given her, earnestly, which is all a mortal can do.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She lived and worked by the light that was given her, earnestly, which is all a mortal can do.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
maternaladjectiveUS /məˈtɜːrnəl/
characteristic of a mother
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
maternitynounUS /məˈtɜːrnɪti/
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
momentsnounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
morbidadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrbəd/
suggesting an unhealthy mental state
From this reading But, though sorrowed, she never became morbid.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
subject to death
From this reading She lived and worked by the light that was given her, earnestly, which is all a mortal can do.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But, though sorrowed, she never became morbid.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
parentsnounUS /ˈperənts/
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
pureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
recklesslyadverbUS /ˈrekləsli/
in a reckless manner
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
responsibilitynounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
richestadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtʃəst/
superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
sorrowed
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From this reading But, though sorrowed, she never became morbid.
sprangverbUS /spræŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
stormverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
sufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
surfacenounUS /ˈsɜːrfəs/
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
TenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But, though sorrowed, she never became morbid.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
warmestadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːrməst/
superlative of “warm” — having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She lived and worked by the light that was given her, earnestly, which is all a mortal can do.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “He who has most of heart, knows most of sorrow,” and many were the moments of sadness that came to Dawn, as she saw beings who were recklessly brought into life to suffer for the want of love and care.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She lived and worked by the light that was given her, earnestly, which is all a mortal can do.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Tenderly Dawn looked upon her little group each day, and all the maternal instincts of her nature sprang to the surface, as she thought of their lives coming without their asking, forced upon them to be battled out through storm and fire.
workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She lived and worked by the light that was given her, earnestly, which is all a mortal can do.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would that all parents might feel the responsibility of maternity, as that pure being did, who gave the richest, warmest current of her life to bear those children on.
