an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading DEATH THE accident drew the two together, strengthening their affinities into irrevocable bonds.
affinitiesnounUS /əˈfɪnətiz/
plural of “affinity” — (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
From this reading DEATH THE accident drew the two together, strengthening their affinities into irrevocable bonds.
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
(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 And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
Amiralno
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From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet there was one in their family who felt it only to smile at it.
bondsnounUS /bɑːndz/
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading DEATH THE accident drew the two together, strengthening their affinities into irrevocable bonds.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Those who came near them felt its contagion.
centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
contagionnounUS /kənˈteɪdʒən/
any disease easily transmitted by contact
From this reading Those who came near them felt its contagion.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading DEATH THE accident drew the two together, strengthening their affinities into irrevocable bonds.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading DEATH THE accident drew the two together, strengthening their affinities into irrevocable bonds.
a social unit living together
From this reading Yet there was one in their family who felt it only to smile at it.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Those who came near them felt its contagion.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet there was one in their family who felt it only to smile at it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DEATH THE accident drew the two together, strengthening their affinities into irrevocable bonds.
irrevocableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈrevəkəbəl/
incapable of being retracted or revoked
From this reading DEATH THE accident drew the two together, strengthening their affinities into irrevocable bonds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet there was one in their family who felt it only to smile at it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Those who came near them felt its contagion.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Those who came near them felt its contagion.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet there was one in their family who felt it only to smile at it.
and nothing more
From this reading Yet there was one in their family who felt it only to smile at it.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Yet there was one in their family who felt it only to smile at it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
staleadjectiveUS /steɪl/
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
strengtheningnounUS /ˈstreŋθənɪŋ/
becoming stronger
From this reading DEATH THE accident drew the two together, strengthening their affinities into irrevocable bonds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEATH THE accident drew the two together, strengthening their affinities into irrevocable bonds.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading DEATH THE accident drew the two together, strengthening their affinities into irrevocable bonds.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet there was one in their family who felt it only to smile at it.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who came near them felt its contagion.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet there was one in their family who felt it only to smile at it.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading DEATH THE accident drew the two together, strengthening their affinities into irrevocable bonds.
triumphsnounUS /ˈtraɪəmfs/
plural of “triumph” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading The aged Amiralno had seen so many centuries fleet past him that the passage of time with its triumphs had grown stale.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading DEATH THE accident drew the two together, strengthening their affinities into irrevocable bonds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
welled
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From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
which person or people
From this reading Those who came near them felt its contagion.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And now that all was well with them, their sense of the joy of life welled through their whole nature.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there was one in their family who felt it only to smile at it.
