used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I brushed it away.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
BLINDNESSnounUS /ˈblaɪndnəs/
the state of being blind or lacking sight
From this reading SNOW BLINDNESS More madly now than ever I felt that fierce temptation.
broodedverbUS /ˈbruːdɪd/
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading I brooded over her.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Why had I ever brought her on that journey?
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading I brushed it away.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
at any time
From this reading SNOW BLINDNESS More madly now than ever I felt that fierce temptation.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading SNOW BLINDNESS More madly now than ever I felt that fierce temptation.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading SNOW BLINDNESS More madly now than ever I felt that fierce temptation.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I brooded over her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SNOW BLINDNESS More madly now than ever I felt that fierce temptation.
inertadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnɜːrt/
unable to move or resist motion
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I brushed it away.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Why had I ever brought her on that journey?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
madlyadverbUS /ˈmædli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading SNOW BLINDNESS More madly now than ever I felt that fierce temptation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading SNOW BLINDNESS More madly now than ever I felt that fierce temptation.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading SNOW BLINDNESS More madly now than ever I felt that fierce temptation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
in a serious manner
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
the state of being asleep
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading SNOW BLINDNESS More madly now than ever I felt that fierce temptation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
temptationnounUS /temˈteɪʃən/
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading SNOW BLINDNESS More madly now than ever I felt that fierce temptation.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading SNOW BLINDNESS More madly now than ever I felt that fierce temptation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SNOW BLINDNESS More madly now than ever I felt that fierce temptation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
which person or people
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why had I ever brought her on that journey?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading There she lay, the one woman who had ever seriously come into my life, sleeping so near to me that I could bend down and rest my hand on the inert form over which the snow drifted so steadily.
