anew
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
apatheticadjectiveUS /ˌæpəˈθetɪk/
showing little or no emotion or animation
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.
Halsey
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From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
hopelessnessnounUS /ˈhoʊpləsnəs/
the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
statuenounUS /ˈstætʃuː/
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
a Caucasian
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
which person or people
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
