from one side of something to the other
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I spoke to her, and she started, and cried out.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I should have been more fit for heaven than I ever have been since.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
a youthful male person
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I spoke to her, and she started, and cried out.
DavynounUS /ˈdeɪvi/
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
dearly loved
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I wish I had died.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
at any time
From this reading I should have been more fit for heaven than I ever have been since.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I wish I had died then, with that feeling in my heart!
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading I should have been more fit for heaven than I ever have been since.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should have been more fit for heaven than I ever have been since.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wish I had died.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have been more fit for heaven than I ever have been since.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I wish I had died then, with that feeling in my heart!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading I should have been more fit for heaven than I ever have been since.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I spoke to her, and she started, and cried out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I spoke to her, and she started, and cried out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I wish I had died then, with that feeling in my heart!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
kneeled
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From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
set down according to a plan
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
come together
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I should have been more fit for heaven than I ever have been since.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
nestlingnounUS /ˈnestlɪŋ/
young bird not yet fledged
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I spoke to her, and she started, and cried out.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I spoke to her, and she started, and cried out.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have been more fit for heaven than I ever have been since.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I should have been more fit for heaven than I ever have been since.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I spoke to her, and she started, and cried out.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I spoke to her, and she started, and cried out.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I should have been more fit for heaven than I ever have been since.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I wish I had died then, with that feeling in my heart!
in or at that place or location
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I spoke to her, and she started, and cried out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But seeing me, she called me her dear Davy, her own boy; and, coming half across the room to meet me, kneeled down upon the ground and kissed me, and laid my head down on her bosom near the little creature that was nestling there, and put its hand up to my lips.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish I had died.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wish I had died then, with that feeling in my heart!
