used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
advancesnounUS /ədˈvænsəz/
plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
ALICE
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From this reading ALICE MEYNELL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ONE September day Rosalie betook herself to the little churchyard where Elias lay at rest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
betook
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From this reading ONE September day Rosalie betook herself to the little churchyard where Elias lay at rest.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
the yard associated with a church
From this reading ONE September day Rosalie betook herself to the little churchyard where Elias lay at rest.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ONE September day Rosalie betook herself to the little churchyard where Elias lay at rest.
decoratingverbUS /ˈdekəreɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “decorate” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
EliasnounUS /əˈlaɪəs/
plural of “elia” — English essayist (1775-1834)
From this reading ONE September day Rosalie betook herself to the little churchyard where Elias lay at rest.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
fanciesnounUS /ˈfænsiz/
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading I keep your golden hour, and will restore it.
death of a person
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
happiestadjectiveUS /ˈhæpiəst/
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ONE September day Rosalie betook herself to the little churchyard where Elias lay at rest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I keep your golden hour, and will restore it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I keep your golden hour, and will restore it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I keep your golden hour, and will restore it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ONE September day Rosalie betook herself to the little churchyard where Elias lay at rest.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
MEYNELL
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From this reading ALICE MEYNELL.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE September day Rosalie betook herself to the little churchyard where Elias lay at rest.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
go across or through
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading ONE September day Rosalie betook herself to the little churchyard where Elias lay at rest.
restoreverbUS /rɪˈstɔːr/
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading I keep your golden hour, and will restore it.
Rosalie
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From this reading ONE September day Rosalie betook herself to the little churchyard where Elias lay at rest.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading ONE September day Rosalie betook herself to the little churchyard where Elias lay at rest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ONE September day Rosalie betook herself to the little churchyard where Elias lay at rest.
in the direction of
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
in or at the place that
From this reading ONE September day Rosalie betook herself to the little churchyard where Elias lay at rest.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I keep your golden hour, and will restore it.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Three months had elapsed since he had been taken from her, and she had not let a week pass without visiting and decorating his grave.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Your own fair youth, you care so little for it, Smiling towards Heaven, you would not stay the advances Of time and change upon your happiest fancies.
