affectionatelyadverbUS /əˈfekʃənətli/
with affection
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "MY DARLING GIRL, I'M AS FOND OF YOU AS EVER!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
give encouragement to
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
CLARENCEnounUS /ˈklerəns/
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Kathleen looked at her wistfully with her sad, dark eyes.
a special loved one
From this reading "MY DARLING GIRL, I'M AS FOND OF YOU AS EVER!"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
dearly loved
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
EDMUND
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From this reading EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
at any time
From this reading "MY DARLING GIRL, I'M AS FOND OF YOU AS EVER!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Kathleen looked at her wistfully with her sad, dark eyes.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading "MY DARLING GIRL, I'M AS FOND OF YOU AS EVER!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
a young female
From this reading "MY DARLING GIRL, I'M AS FOND OF YOU AS EVER!"
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
I'M
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From this reading "MY DARLING GIRL, I'M AS FOND OF YOU AS EVER!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
Kathleen
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From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Kathleen looked at her wistfully with her sad, dark eyes.
engage in
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DARLING GIRL, I'M AS FOND OF YOU AS EVER!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "MY DARLING GIRL, I'M AS FOND OF YOU AS EVER!"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Kathleen looked at her wistfully with her sad, dark eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
sorrowfuladjectiveUS /ˈsɑːroʊfəl/
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
STEDMAN
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From this reading EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
SweetheartnounUS /ˈswiːthɑːrt/
a person loved by another person
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
weddedadjectiveUS /ˈwedɪd/
having been taken in marriage
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
at the time that
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Sweetheart, name the day for me, When we two shall wedded be; Make it ere another moon, While the meadows are in tune.
wistfullyadverbUS /ˈwɪstfəli/
in a wistful manner
From this reading Kathleen looked at her wistfully with her sad, dark eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MY DARLING GIRL, I'M AS FOND OF YOU AS EVER!"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You must cheer up, dear Kathleen, and feel yourself quite at home with me," Mrs. Stone said, affectionately, to her sorrowful young guest.
