filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
any thing at all
From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He tried not to be selfish, but he has felt rather forlorn, I fancy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “He tried not to be selfish, but he has felt rather forlorn, I fancy.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “He tried not to be selfish, but he has felt rather forlorn, I fancy.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading “He tried not to be selfish, but he has felt rather forlorn, I fancy.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He tried not to be selfish, but he has felt rather forlorn, I fancy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will.
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From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Poor John!
and nothing more
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
joined in matrimony
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
MegnounUS /meɡ/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “He tried not to be selfish, but he has felt rather forlorn, I fancy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor John!
preserveverbUS /prəˈzɜːrv/
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
on the contrary
From this reading “He tried not to be selfish, but he has felt rather forlorn, I fancy.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading “He tried not to be selfish, but he has felt rather forlorn, I fancy.
in the near future
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He tried not to be selfish, but he has felt rather forlorn, I fancy.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “He tried not to be selfish, but he has felt rather forlorn, I fancy.
except if; if not
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
precisely as stated
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I’m afraid I have neglected him sadly, but I thought I was right, and he never said anything.”
wearsnounUS /werz/
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
at the time that
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading This is just the time, Meg, when young married people are apt to grow apart, and the very time when they ought to be most together, for the first tenderness soon wears off, unless care is taken to preserve it.
