a positive feeling of liking
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
anew
From this reading "Farewell, God knows when we shall meet again."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The lad liked to be alone with his father sometimes.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The lad liked to be alone with his father sometimes.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
bondsnounUS /bɑːndz/
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
unvarying in nature
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading "Farewell, God knows when we shall meet again."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The lad liked to be alone with his father sometimes.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Farewell, God knows when we shall meet again."
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lad liked to be alone with his father sometimes.
intercoursenounUS /ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
communication between individuals
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Farewell, God knows when we shall meet again."
a boy or man
From this reading The lad liked to be alone with his father sometimes.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading The lad liked to be alone with his father sometimes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
MaxnounUS /mæks/
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
come together
From this reading "Farewell, God knows when we shall meet again."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading --Shakespeare.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Farewell, God knows when we shall meet again."
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The lad liked to be alone with his father sometimes.
strengthenedadjectiveUS /ˈstreŋθənd/
given added strength or support
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had always been proud and fond of him, and the past few months of constant intercourse had greatly strengthened the bonds of affection between them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lad liked to be alone with his father sometimes.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
VioletnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Farewell, God knows when we shall meet again."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next morning the captain and Max were out together on the beach before Violet and the little girls had left their rooms.
at the time that
From this reading "Farewell, God knows when we shall meet again."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lad liked to be alone with his father sometimes.