AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What had become of the spirit that had carried him through all that dreadful march through the wilderness to Quebec?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading What had become of the spirit that had carried him through all that dreadful march through the wilderness to Quebec?
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
cousin'snounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
creepsnounUS /kriːps/
a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
disciplinenounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/
a branch of knowledge
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading What had become of the spirit that had carried him through all that dreadful march through the wilderness to Quebec?
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
enduringadjectiveUS /enˈdjʊrɪŋ/
lasting a long time
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
opinion or judgment
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
a young female
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
death of a person
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had become of the spirit that had carried him through all that dreadful march through the wilderness to Quebec?
hardshipsnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪps/
plural of “hardship” — a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What had become of the spirit that had carried him through all that dreadful march through the wilderness to Quebec?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
How
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From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
march in a procession
From this reading What had become of the spirit that had carried him through all that dreadful march through the wilderness to Quebec?
miss'd
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From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
moorsnounUS /mʊrz/
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading —Old Play.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading —Old Play.
QuebecnounUS /kwəˈbek/
the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
From this reading What had become of the spirit that had carried him through all that dreadful march through the wilderness to Quebec?
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading What had become of the spirit that had carried him through all that dreadful march through the wilderness to Quebec?
taxverbUS /tæks/
levy a tax on
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading What had become of the spirit that had carried him through all that dreadful march through the wilderness to Quebec?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
unseeingadjective
not consciously observing
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
Unskil'd
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From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had become of the spirit that had carried him through all that dreadful march through the wilderness to Quebec?
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading What had become of the spirit that had carried him through all that dreadful march through the wilderness to Quebec?
in the company of; together with
From this reading How could he do it? the girl asked herself as she made her way with unseeing eyes back to her cousin’s dwelling.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “The way is long, my children, long and rough, The moors are dreary, the woods are dark; But he that creeps from cradle on to grave, Unskil’d save in the velvet course of fortune, Hath miss’d the discipline of noble hearts.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
a late time of life
From this reading After all his years of service, after enduring hardships that would tax any man’s soul to the utmost, to desert now.
