used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
Adellan
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From this reading Adellan, you are dearer to me than ten thousand worlds, and yet you are going to leave me."
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Like the unchastened daughters of those ardent climes, she gave way to the wildest paroxysms of agony.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
ardentadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrdənt/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading Like the unchastened daughters of those ardent climes, she gave way to the wildest paroxysms of agony.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Adellan, you are dearer to me than ten thousand worlds, and yet you are going to leave me."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
boundsnounUS /baʊndz/
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading The grief she had struggled to restrain, here burst its bounds.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading The grief she had struggled to restrain, here burst its bounds.
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
climesnounUS /klaɪmz/
plural of “clime” — the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading Like the unchastened daughters of those ardent climes, she gave way to the wildest paroxysms of agony.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading Like the unchastened daughters of those ardent climes, she gave way to the wildest paroxysms of agony.
deareradjectiveUS /ˈdɪrər/
comparative of “dear” — dearly loved
From this reading Adellan, you are dearer to me than ten thousand worlds, and yet you are going to leave me."
disconsolateadjective
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Like the unchastened daughters of those ardent climes, she gave way to the wildest paroxysms of agony.
a young female
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
the act of departing
From this reading Adellan, you are dearer to me than ten thousand worlds, and yet you are going to leave me."
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading The grief she had struggled to restrain, here burst its bounds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The grief she had struggled to restrain, here burst its bounds.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The grief she had struggled to restrain, here burst its bounds.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
idolaternoun
a person who worships idols
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The grief she had struggled to restrain, here burst its bounds.
go away from a place
From this reading Adellan, you are dearer to me than ten thousand worlds, and yet you are going to leave me."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like the unchastened daughters of those ardent climes, she gave way to the wildest paroxysms of agony.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Adellan, you are dearer to me than ten thousand worlds, and yet you are going to leave me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like the unchastened daughters of those ardent climes, she gave way to the wildest paroxysms of agony.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
paroxysms
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From this reading Like the unchastened daughters of those ardent climes, she gave way to the wildest paroxysms of agony.
restrainverbUS /riˈstreɪn/
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading The grief she had struggled to restrain, here burst its bounds.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The grief she had struggled to restrain, here burst its bounds.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
not in physical motion
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The grief she had struggled to restrain, here burst its bounds.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Adellan, you are dearer to me than ten thousand worlds, and yet you are going to leave me."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Like the unchastened daughters of those ardent climes, she gave way to the wildest paroxysms of agony.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Adellan, you are dearer to me than ten thousand worlds, and yet you are going to leave me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Adellan, you are dearer to me than ten thousand worlds, and yet you are going to leave me."
unchastened
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From this reading Like the unchastened daughters of those ardent climes, she gave way to the wildest paroxysms of agony.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Like the unchastened daughters of those ardent climes, she gave way to the wildest paroxysms of agony.
wildestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪldɪst/
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Like the unchastened daughters of those ardent climes, she gave way to the wildest paroxysms of agony.
worldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Adellan, you are dearer to me than ten thousand worlds, and yet you are going to leave me."
but in spite of that
From this reading Adellan, you are dearer to me than ten thousand worlds, and yet you are going to leave me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I cannot be a Christian," sobbed the disconsolate girl, "for I love you better than God himself, and I am still an idolater.
