used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They buried my mistress quietly, as she wished; and then another misfortune came upon me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
balmnounUS /bɑːm/
any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
placed in a grave
From this reading They buried my mistress quietly, as she wished; and then another misfortune came upon me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They buried my mistress quietly, as she wished; and then another misfortune came upon me.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
GrahamnounUS /ˈɡreɪəm/
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading Mr. Graham was taken ill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Mr. Graham was taken ill.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
something that is lost
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
held dear
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
misfortunenounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading They buried my mistress quietly, as she wished; and then another misfortune came upon me.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Graham was taken ill.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
not any; not one
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
with low volume
From this reading They buried my mistress quietly, as she wished; and then another misfortune came upon me.
RobertsnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
the rays of the sun
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Mr. Graham was taken ill.
express in words
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They buried my mistress quietly, as she wished; and then another misfortune came upon me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They buried my mistress quietly, as she wished; and then another misfortune came upon me.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
precisely as stated
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
warrantnounUS /ˈwɔːrənt/
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading They buried my mistress quietly, as she wished; and then another misfortune came upon me.
the words that are spoken
From this reading What I felt that night I do not care to tell—the sorrow of the time was too deep for words.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
people who are wounded
From this reading I loved my mistress; she had come upon me like sunshine after storm—her very touch was balm to my wounded spirit—and she was gone!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Roberts made a deal of noise over his sorrow, and I have no doubt he felt the loss; but his wound was not so deep as mine, I warrant you.
