aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
(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 Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “That I am glad of,” replied Lavarcham, “for she is growing and needs other guidance than I can give.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
babenounUS /beɪb/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “That I am glad of,” replied Lavarcham, “for she is growing and needs other guidance than I can give.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
Conachúr
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From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
permission to do something
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
dinned
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From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “In good truth,” said Lavarcham, “I do not recognize my fault this time.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “In good truth,” said Lavarcham, “I do not recognize my fault this time.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “That I am glad of,” replied Lavarcham, “for she is growing and needs other guidance than I can give.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “That I am glad of,” replied Lavarcham, “for she is growing and needs other guidance than I can give.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “In good truth,” said Lavarcham, “I do not recognize my fault this time.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “That I am glad of,” replied Lavarcham, “for she is growing and needs other guidance than I can give.
guidancenounUS /ˈɡaɪdəns/
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
From this reading “That I am glad of,” replied Lavarcham, “for she is growing and needs other guidance than I can give.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
a social unit living together
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “In good truth,” said Lavarcham, “I do not recognize my fault this time.”
importunities
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From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
intuitiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtuːətɪv/
spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
immediately past
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
Lavarcham
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From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “That I am glad of,” replied Lavarcham, “for she is growing and needs other guidance than I can give.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
not any; not one
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “In good truth,” said Lavarcham, “I do not recognize my fault this time.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “That I am glad of,” replied Lavarcham, “for she is growing and needs other guidance than I can give.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
recognizeverbUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “In good truth,” said Lavarcham, “I do not recognize my fault this time.”
repetitionnounUS /ˌrepəˈtɪʃən/
an event that repeats
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “That I am glad of,” replied Lavarcham, “for she is growing and needs other guidance than I can give.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
spurredverbUS /spɜːrd/
inflected form of “spur” — incite or stimulate
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “That I am glad of,” replied Lavarcham, “for she is growing and needs other guidance than I can give.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “We forget by repetition,” cried the king, “and you have so dinned our ears these ages past about your babe that I must consent to see her or perish from your importunities.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “In good truth,” said Lavarcham, “I do not recognize my fault this time.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “In good truth,” said Lavarcham, “I do not recognize my fault this time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “In good truth,” said Lavarcham, “I do not recognize my fault this time.”
uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
urgencynounUS /ˈɜːrdʒənsi/
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
voidadjectiveUS /vɔɪd/
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
at the time that
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
but in spite of that
From this reading Therefore, when she next spoke to the king her mind was stirred by uneasiness, and she had all that feeling of haste and work to be done which comes to us when we seem void of direction and are yet spurred on to an intuitive urgency.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lavarcham, my soul,” said Conachúr, “you always get your way, for you insist and insist, and at last whatever you wish must be done or there is no peace in the household or the kingdom.”
