adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading But now I have only to wait until God brings us together again."
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Outwardly, Rose was calm and unperturbed; inwardly, tense and unstrung.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If he had been taken away before we were married, I should have gone, too.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading "I can bear it," said Madame, half to herself, "because I have been his wife.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "I can bear it," said Madame, half to herself, "because I have been his wife.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I can bear it," said Madame, half to herself, "because I have been his wife.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
BernardnounUS /bərˈnɑːrd/
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
betrayalsnounUS /bɪˈtreɪəlz/
plural of “betrayal” — an act of deliberate betrayal
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
briefadjectiveUS /briːf/
of short duration or distance
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
bringsverbUS /brɪŋz/
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But now I have only to wait until God brings us together again."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
calmverbUS /kɑːm/
make calm or still
From this reading Outwardly, Rose was calm and unperturbed; inwardly, tense and unstrung.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can bear it," said Madame, half to herself, "because I have been his wife.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
fifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
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 But now I have only to wait until God brings us together again."
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading If he had been taken away before we were married, I should have gone, too.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "I can bear it," said Madame, half to herself, "because I have been his wife.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I can bear it," said Madame, half to herself, "because I have been his wife.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had been taken away before we were married, I should have gone, too.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I can bear it," said Madame, half to herself, "because I have been his wife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I can bear it," said Madame, half to herself, "because I have been his wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can bear it," said Madame, half to herself, "because I have been his wife.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had been taken away before we were married, I should have gone, too.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
inwardlyadverbUS /ˈɪnwərdli/
with respect to private feelings
From this reading Outwardly, Rose was calm and unperturbed; inwardly, tense and unstrung.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can bear it," said Madame, half to herself, "because I have been his wife.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading If he had been taken away before we were married, I should have gone, too.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now I have only to wait until God brings us together again."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
OutwardlyadverbUS /ˈaʊtwərdli/
with respect to the outside
From this reading Outwardly, Rose was calm and unperturbed; inwardly, tense and unstrung.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
RosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I can bear it," said Madame, half to herself, "because I have been his wife.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If he had been taken away before we were married, I should have gone, too.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading If he had been taken away before we were married, I should have gone, too.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading Outwardly, Rose was calm and unperturbed; inwardly, tense and unstrung.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I can bear it," said Madame, half to herself, "because I have been his wife.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading If he had been taken away before we were married, I should have gone, too.
unperturbedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnpərˈtɜːrbd/
free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
From this reading Outwardly, Rose was calm and unperturbed; inwardly, tense and unstrung.
unstrungadjective
emotionally upset
From this reading Outwardly, Rose was calm and unperturbed; inwardly, tense and unstrung.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But now I have only to wait until God brings us together again."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But now I have only to wait until God brings us together again."
vitallyadverbUS /ˈvaɪtəli/
to a vital degree
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading But now I have only to wait until God brings us together again."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If he had been taken away before we were married, I should have gone, too.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If he had been taken away before we were married, I should have gone, too.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "I can bear it," said Madame, half to herself, "because I have been his wife.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Only once before, in the fifteen years they had lived together, had Madame Bernard spoken of her brief marriage, yet Rose knew, by a thousand little betrayals, that the past was not dead, but vitally alive.
