filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading There was one comfort left; she was not afraid of her now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading She dared not think of release coming through Aunt Rody’s _death_.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That would be desiring her death.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading There was one comfort left; she was not afraid of her now.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She dared not think of release coming through Aunt Rody’s _death_.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading She dared not think of release coming through Aunt Rody’s _death_.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading She dared not think of release coming through Aunt Rody’s _death_.
desiringverbUS /dɪˈzaɪərɪŋ/
-ing form of “desire” — feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading That would be desiring her death.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Desiring one’s death in one’s heart was—.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was one comfort left; she was not afraid of her now.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Desiring one’s death in one’s heart was—.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
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 There was one comfort left; she was not afraid of her now.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was one comfort left; she was not afraid of her now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was one comfort left; she was not afraid of her now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was one comfort left; she was not afraid of her now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one comfort left; she was not afraid of her now.
one's
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From this reading Desiring one’s death in one’s heart was—.
parsonagenounUS /ˈpɑːrsənɪdʒ/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/
release, as from one's grip
From this reading She dared not think of release coming through Aunt Rody’s _death_.
Rody's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She dared not think of release coming through Aunt Rody’s _death_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was one comfort left; she was not afraid of her now.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That would be desiring her death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was one comfort left; she was not afraid of her now.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She dared not think of release coming through Aunt Rody’s _death_.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She dared not think of release coming through Aunt Rody’s _death_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one comfort left; she was not afraid of her now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If she had stayed with her, instead of being at home at the parsonage, she might have grown up to love and understand her; instead she had grown away from love and understanding.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That would be desiring her death.
