used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All her trembling hopes were over now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading She desired that her angry, unforgiving husband should believe that she was dead.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So, with a heart full of bitterness and wounded love, she had penned that pathetic note to him and gone away.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading She desired that her angry, unforgiving husband should believe that she was dead.
bitternessnounUS /ˈbɪtərnəs/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading So, with a heart full of bitterness and wounded love, she had penned that pathetic note to him and gone away.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She desired that her angry, unforgiving husband should believe that she was dead.
deliberateadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪbərət/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
wanted intensely
From this reading She desired that her angry, unforgiving husband should believe that she was dead.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
for a limitless time
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading So, with a heart full of bitterness and wounded love, she had penned that pathetic note to him and gone away.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
glovesnounUS /ɡlʌvz/
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
destroyed or killed
From this reading So, with a heart full of bitterness and wounded love, she had penned that pathetic note to him and gone away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading So, with a heart full of bitterness and wounded love, she had penned that pathetic note to him and gone away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So, with a heart full of bitterness and wounded love, she had penned that pathetic note to him and gone away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading All her trembling hopes were over now.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She desired that her angry, unforgiving husband should believe that she was dead.
LaurelnounUS /ˈlɔːrəl/
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading So, with a heart full of bitterness and wounded love, she had penned that pathetic note to him and gone away.
not any; not one
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
a brief written record
From this reading So, with a heart full of bitterness and wounded love, she had penned that pathetic note to him and gone away.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading All her trembling hopes were over now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All her trembling hopes were over now.
patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading So, with a heart full of bitterness and wounded love, she had penned that pathetic note to him and gone away.
pennedverbUS /pend/
inflected form of “pen” — produce a literary work
From this reading So, with a heart full of bitterness and wounded love, she had penned that pathetic note to him and gone away.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She desired that her angry, unforgiving husband should believe that she was dead.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She desired that her angry, unforgiving husband should believe that she was dead.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, with a heart full of bitterness and wounded love, she had penned that pathetic note to him and gone away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She desired that her angry, unforgiving husband should believe that she was dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
a shaky motion
From this reading All her trembling hopes were over now.
unforgivingadjectiveUS /ənfərˈɡɪvɪŋ/
unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy
From this reading She desired that her angry, unforgiving husband should believe that she was dead.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She desired that her angry, unforgiving husband should believe that she was dead.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All her trembling hopes were over now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Laurel had left her veil and gloves on the bank of the river with a deliberate purpose.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Since he had deliberately planned to put her out of his life forever, he would, no doubt, be glad to think that she was dead.
people who are wounded
From this reading So, with a heart full of bitterness and wounded love, she had penned that pathetic note to him and gone away.
