used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
adieux
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From this reading Through Lucy, she received his adieux and wishes for her speedy recovery.
anew
From this reading On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
(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 On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through Lucy, she received his adieux and wishes for her speedy recovery.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In that short season of bodily prostration, the work of years had been wrought upon her inner life.
Benson
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From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading In that short season of bodily prostration, the work of years had been wrought upon her inner life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Sarah had not seen him once since the evening of his coming.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
enslaver
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From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Sarah had not seen him once since the evening of his coming.
a social unit living together
From this reading On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sarah had not seen him once since the evening of his coming.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Through Lucy, she received his adieux and wishes for her speedy recovery.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sarah had not seen him once since the evening of his coming.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
located inward
From this reading In that short season of bodily prostration, the work of years had been wrought upon her inner life.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
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 On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In that short season of bodily prostration, the work of years had been wrought upon her inner life.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Through Lucy, she received his adieux and wishes for her speedy recovery.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sarah had not seen him once since the evening of his coming.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sarah had not seen him once since the evening of his coming.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
on one occasion
From this reading Sarah had not seen him once since the evening of his coming.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
the local environment
From this reading On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
prostrationnounUS /prɑːˈstreɪʃən/
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading In that short season of bodily prostration, the work of years had been wrought upon her inner life.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Through Lucy, she received his adieux and wishes for her speedy recovery.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading Through Lucy, she received his adieux and wishes for her speedy recovery.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading On the next day but one she left her room, and appeared again in the family circle--now complete in all its parts.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Sarah had not seen him once since the evening of his coming.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading In that short season of bodily prostration, the work of years had been wrought upon her inner life.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Sarah had not seen him once since the evening of his coming.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through Lucy, she received his adieux and wishes for her speedy recovery.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In that short season of bodily prostration, the work of years had been wrought upon her inner life.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Sarah had not seen him once since the evening of his coming.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
speedyadjectiveUS /ˈspiːdiː/
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
From this reading Through Lucy, she received his adieux and wishes for her speedy recovery.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that short season of bodily prostration, the work of years had been wrought upon her inner life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through Lucy, she received his adieux and wishes for her speedy recovery.
trustfuladjective
inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Through Lucy, she received his adieux and wishes for her speedy recovery.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading In that short season of bodily prostration, the work of years had been wrought upon her inner life.
wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading In that short season of bodily prostration, the work of years had been wrought upon her inner life.
a late time of life
From this reading In that short season of bodily prostration, the work of years had been wrought upon her inner life.
but in spite of that
From this reading For three days Philip Benson lingered near his beautiful enslaver; on the fourth, he carried a sad, yet trustful heart upon his Southern journey.
