used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GREAT SORROW BEFALLS FRANCIS And now began a weary time for Francis Stafford.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GREAT SORROW BEFALLS FRANCIS And now began a weary time for Francis Stafford.
anewadverbUS /əˈnuː/
again but in a new or different way
From this reading So much so that Francis began anew her pleadings with him to give her some tidings of her mother.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first her jailer would have nothing to say to her and brought her food and drink, maintaining the strictest silence.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading As the girl became pale and worn from her confinement he softened visibly.
BEFALLSverbUS /bɪˈfɔːlz/
third-person singular of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading A GREAT SORROW BEFALLS FRANCIS And now began a weary time for Francis Stafford.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A GREAT SORROW BEFALLS FRANCIS And now began a weary time for Francis Stafford.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading At first her jailer would have nothing to say to her and brought her food and drink, maintaining the strictest silence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
confinementnounUS /kənˈfaɪnmənt/
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
From this reading As the girl became pale and worn from her confinement he softened visibly.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
take in liquids
From this reading At first her jailer would have nothing to say to her and brought her food and drink, maintaining the strictest silence.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first her jailer would have nothing to say to her and brought her food and drink, maintaining the strictest silence.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading At first her jailer would have nothing to say to her and brought her food and drink, maintaining the strictest silence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A GREAT SORROW BEFALLS FRANCIS And now began a weary time for Francis Stafford.
FRANCIS
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From this reading A GREAT SORROW BEFALLS FRANCIS And now began a weary time for Francis Stafford.
friendlessadjective
excluded from a society
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
a young female
From this reading As the girl became pale and worn from her confinement he softened visibly.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading So much so that Francis began anew her pleadings with him to give her some tidings of her mother.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A GREAT SORROW BEFALLS FRANCIS And now began a weary time for Francis Stafford.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At first her jailer would have nothing to say to her and brought her food and drink, maintaining the strictest silence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the girl became pale and worn from her confinement he softened visibly.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
jailernounUS /ˈdʒeɪlər/
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading At first her jailer would have nothing to say to her and brought her food and drink, maintaining the strictest silence.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
maintainingverbUS /meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “maintain” — cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading At first her jailer would have nothing to say to her and brought her food and drink, maintaining the strictest silence.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading So much so that Francis began anew her pleadings with him to give her some tidings of her mother.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So much so that Francis began anew her pleadings with him to give her some tidings of her mother.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A GREAT SORROW BEFALLS FRANCIS And now began a weary time for Francis Stafford.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So much so that Francis began anew her pleadings with him to give her some tidings of her mother.
on one occasion
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading As the girl became pale and worn from her confinement he softened visibly.
pleadingsnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋz/
plural of “pleading” — (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading So much so that Francis began anew her pleadings with him to give her some tidings of her mother.
express in words
From this reading At first her jailer would have nothing to say to her and brought her food and drink, maintaining the strictest silence.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
Shrope
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From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading At first her jailer would have nothing to say to her and brought her food and drink, maintaining the strictest silence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much so that Francis began anew her pleadings with him to give her some tidings of her mother.
softenedadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːfənd/
toned down
From this reading As the girl became pale and worn from her confinement he softened visibly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading A GREAT SORROW BEFALLS FRANCIS And now began a weary time for Francis Stafford.
Stafford
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From this reading A GREAT SORROW BEFALLS FRANCIS And now began a weary time for Francis Stafford.
strictestadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪktəst/
superlative of “strict” — rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading At first her jailer would have nothing to say to her and brought her food and drink, maintaining the strictest silence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So much so that Francis began anew her pleadings with him to give her some tidings of her mother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading So much so that Francis began anew her pleadings with him to give her some tidings of her mother.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A GREAT SORROW BEFALLS FRANCIS And now began a weary time for Francis Stafford.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first her jailer would have nothing to say to her and brought her food and drink, maintaining the strictest silence.
visiblyadverbUS /ˈvɪzəbli/
in a visible manner
From this reading As the girl became pale and worn from her confinement he softened visibly.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading A GREAT SORROW BEFALLS FRANCIS And now began a weary time for Francis Stafford.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Some hope had crept into her heart after she had seen Lord Shrope, but as the days went by and she heard nothing from him she felt once more friendless and hopeless.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So much so that Francis began anew her pleadings with him to give her some tidings of her mother.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading As the girl became pale and worn from her confinement he softened visibly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At first her jailer would have nothing to say to her and brought her food and drink, maintaining the strictest silence.
