used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
(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 It was scarcely a minute before all was over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TELLS HOW TWO VOICES LED ME TO BOARD A SCHOONER; AND WHAT BEFELL THERE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
BEFELLverbUS /bɪˈfel/
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading TELLS HOW TWO VOICES LED ME TO BOARD A SCHOONER; AND WHAT BEFELL THERE.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was scarcely a minute before all was over.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading TELLS HOW TWO VOICES LED ME TO BOARD A SCHOONER; AND WHAT BEFELL THERE.
contentedadjectiveUS /kənˈtentəd/
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading Then, with one long, contented sigh, my love was dead.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Then, with one long, contented sigh, my love was dead.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She died without speech.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
filmyadjective
so thin as to transmit light
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
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From this reading TELLS HOW TWO VOICES LED ME TO BOARD A SCHOONER; AND WHAT BEFELL THERE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was scarcely a minute before all was over.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
immediately past
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading TELLS HOW TWO VOICES LED ME TO BOARD A SCHOONER; AND WHAT BEFELL THERE.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Then, with one long, contented sigh, my love was dead.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TELLS HOW TWO VOICES LED ME TO BOARD A SCHOONER; AND WHAT BEFELL THERE.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It was scarcely a minute before all was over.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then, with one long, contented sigh, my love was dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, with one long, contented sigh, my love was dead.
and nothing more
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was scarcely a minute before all was over.
rendverb
tear or be torn violently
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
only a very short time before
From this reading It was scarcely a minute before all was over.
SCHOONERnounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading TELLS HOW TWO VOICES LED ME TO BOARD A SCHOONER; AND WHAT BEFELL THERE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She died without speech.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Then, with one long, contented sigh, my love was dead.
that is looked for
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
express in speech
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading She died without speech.
staunchadjectiveUS /stɔːntʃ/
firm and dependable especially in loyalty
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
not in physical motion
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
stroveverbUS /stroʊv/
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading TELLS HOW TWO VOICES LED ME TO BOARD A SCHOONER; AND WHAT BEFELL THERE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, with one long, contented sigh, my love was dead.
in or at that place or location
From this reading TELLS HOW TWO VOICES LED ME TO BOARD A SCHOONER; AND WHAT BEFELL THERE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TELLS HOW TWO VOICES LED ME TO BOARD A SCHOONER; AND WHAT BEFELL THERE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TELLS HOW TWO VOICES LED ME TO BOARD A SCHOONER; AND WHAT BEFELL THERE.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading Only, as I knelt beside her and strove to staunch that cruel stream of blood, her beautiful eyes sought mine in utter love and, as the last agony shook her frame, strove to rend the filmy veil of death and speak to me still.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading TELLS HOW TWO VOICES LED ME TO BOARD A SCHOONER; AND WHAT BEFELL THERE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, with one long, contented sigh, my love was dead.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading TELLS HOW TWO VOICES LED ME TO BOARD A SCHOONER; AND WHAT BEFELL THERE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, with one long, contented sigh, my love was dead.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She died without speech.
