adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
blewverbUS /bluː/
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
faultnounUS /fɔːlt/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
intimatelyadverbUS /ˈɪntəmətli/
in a close manner
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
Margaret
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From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
MEETINGnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE MEETING.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
SOUTHEYnoun
English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)
From this reading SOUTHEY.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
sweetlyadverbUS /ˈswiːtli/
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
tossingverbUS /ˈtɔːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
