affectionatelyadverbUS /əˈfekʃənətli/
with affection
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading Queen Catherine.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
at any time
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
flourishedverbUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃt/
past form of “flourish” — grow vigorously
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw little of Lucy that night.
I'll
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From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
lilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I saw little of Lucy that night.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading I saw little of Lucy that night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I saw little of Lucy that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
on one occasion
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Queen Catherine.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw little of Lucy that night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --"Like the lily That once was mistress of the field, and flourished, I'll hang my head, and perish."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She met us at evening prayers, and tears were in her eyes as she arose from her knees.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without speaking, she kissed her father for good night, more affectionately than ever, I thought, and then turned to me.
