used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading Had she been there he would have declared her his in the face of all the world, and laying his aching head in her lap would have sobbed out his sorrow.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
anew
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
(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 He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had she been there he would have declared her his in the face of all the world, and laying his aching head in her lap would have sobbed out his sorrow.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
bereavementnounUS /bərˈiːvmənt/
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Had she been there he would have declared her his in the face of all the world, and laying his aching head in her lap would have sobbed out his sorrow.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
the organ of sight
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Had she been there he would have declared her his in the face of all the world, and laying his aching head in her lap would have sobbed out his sorrow.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
giddyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪdi/
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
death of a person
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
griefs
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From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had she been there he would have declared her his in the face of all the world, and laying his aching head in her lap would have sobbed out his sorrow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Had she been there he would have declared her his in the face of all the world, and laying his aching head in her lap would have sobbed out his sorrow.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
heart-sore
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From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had she been there he would have declared her his in the face of all the world, and laying his aching head in her lap would have sobbed out his sorrow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
Josephine's
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From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Had she been there he would have declared her his in the face of all the world, and laying his aching head in her lap would have sobbed out his sorrow.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading Had she been there he would have declared her his in the face of all the world, and laying his aching head in her lap would have sobbed out his sorrow.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
a human being
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
petnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
pettedverbUS /ˈpetɪd/
inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
quickeningnounUS /ˈkwɪkənɪŋ/
the process of showing signs of life
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
with speed
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
only a very short time before
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
sealverbUS /siːl/
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading Had she been there he would have declared her his in the face of all the world, and laying his aching head in her lap would have sobbed out his sorrow.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
sootheverbUS /suːð/
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Had she been there he would have declared her his in the face of all the world, and laying his aching head in her lap would have sobbed out his sorrow.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Had she been there he would have declared her his in the face of all the world, and laying his aching head in her lap would have sobbed out his sorrow.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
at the time that
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
in or at the place that
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was so giddy, and sick, and faint, when he returned to the house from his mother’s grave, that he had scarcely strength to reach his room, where the first object which caught his eye was Josephine’s letter upon the table.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Had she been there he would have declared her his in the face of all the world, and laying his aching head in her lap would have sobbed out his sorrow.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Very eagerly he caught it up, and breaking the seal, began to read it, his pulse quickening and his heart beating rapidly as he thought, “She would be so sorry for me if she knew.”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading He was so heart-sore and wretched in his bereavement, and he wanted the sympathy of some one,—wanted to be petted, as his mother had always petted him in all his griefs, and as she would never pet him again.
yearningnounUS /ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She was dead, and his heart went out with a great yearning after his young wife, as the proper person to comfort and soothe him now.
