abominablyadverb
in an offensive and hateful manner
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
anew
From this reading And I drew her hand down and kissed it passionately over and over again.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ‘We are not children, to hide our faces among shadows and pretend we are invisible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was inevitable; I must speak out, regardless of mere bodily well-being.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘We are not children, to hide our faces among shadows and pretend we are invisible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least we have the Present--the Moment that is here and now.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading And it was inevitable; I must speak out, regardless of mere bodily well-being.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading ‘We are not children, to hide our faces among shadows and pretend we are invisible.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And I drew her hand down and kissed it passionately over and over again.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading And I drew her hand down and kissed it passionately over and over again.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading ‘We are not children, to hide our faces among shadows and pretend we are invisible.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And I drew her hand down and kissed it passionately over and over again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And I drew her hand down and kissed it passionately over and over again.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading At least we have the Present--the Moment that is here and now.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading ‘We are not children, to hide our faces among shadows and pretend we are invisible.
be the source of pain
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And it was inevitable; I must speak out, regardless of mere bodily well-being.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading And it was inevitable; I must speak out, regardless of mere bodily well-being.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading ‘We are not children, to hide our faces among shadows and pretend we are invisible.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At least we have the Present--the Moment that is here and now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was inevitable; I must speak out, regardless of mere bodily well-being.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading And I drew her hand down and kissed it passionately over and over again.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least we have the Present--the Moment that is here and now.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading And it was inevitable; I must speak out, regardless of mere bodily well-being.
a particular point in time
From this reading At least we have the Present--the Moment that is here and now.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And it was inevitable; I must speak out, regardless of mere bodily well-being.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And it was inevitable; I must speak out, regardless of mere bodily well-being.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘We are not children, to hide our faces among shadows and pretend we are invisible.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And it was inevitable; I must speak out, regardless of mere bodily well-being.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And I drew her hand down and kissed it passionately over and over again.
passionatelyadverbUS /ˈpæʃənətli/
with passion
From this reading And I drew her hand down and kissed it passionately over and over again.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading At least we have the Present--the Moment that is here and now.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading ‘We are not children, to hide our faces among shadows and pretend we are invisible.
regardlessadverbUS /rəˈɡɑːrdləs/
in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
From this reading And it was inevitable; I must speak out, regardless of mere bodily well-being.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading ‘We are not children, to hide our faces among shadows and pretend we are invisible.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
express in speech
From this reading And it was inevitable; I must speak out, regardless of mere bodily well-being.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At least we have the Present--the Moment that is here and now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was inevitable; I must speak out, regardless of mere bodily well-being.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
well-beingnounUS /ˌwelˈbiːɪŋ/
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
From this reading And it was inevitable; I must speak out, regardless of mere bodily well-being.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading ‘We shall have to face them some day,’ I cried, although the effort hurt abominably, ‘then why not now?’
