againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Forgive me and forget me; and keep, as I keep, that first and noblest of all mortal hopes--the hope of the life to come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
belovedadjectiveUS /bɪˈlʌvd/
dearly loved
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading My death shall not cast its shadow of sadness on their lives.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Forgive me and forget me; and keep, as I keep, that first and noblest of all mortal hopes--the hope of the life to come.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading My death shall not cast its shadow of sadness on their lives.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading If I die, you will none of you know it.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Forgive me and forget me; and keep, as I keep, that first and noblest of all mortal hopes--the hope of the life to come.
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Forgive me and forget me; and keep, as I keep, that first and noblest of all mortal hopes--the hope of the life to come.
ForgiveverbUS /fərˈɡɪv/
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Forgive me and forget me; and keep, as I keep, that first and noblest of all mortal hopes--the hope of the life to come.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/
come to pass
From this reading This may happen, if I live.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Forgive me and forget me; and keep, as I keep, that first and noblest of all mortal hopes--the hope of the life to come.
hopesnounUS /hoʊps/
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Forgive me and forget me; and keep, as I keep, that first and noblest of all mortal hopes--the hope of the life to come.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This may happen, if I live.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If I die, you will none of you know it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My death shall not cast its shadow of sadness on their lives.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Forgive me and forget me; and keep, as I keep, that first and noblest of all mortal hopes--the hope of the life to come.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If I die, you will none of you know it.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Forgive me and forget me; and keep, as I keep, that first and noblest of all mortal hopes--the hope of the life to come.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading This may happen, if I live.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading My death shall not cast its shadow of sadness on their lives.
Lucilla
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From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Forgive me and forget me; and keep, as I keep, that first and noblest of all mortal hopes--the hope of the life to come.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
subject to death
From this reading Forgive me and forget me; and keep, as I keep, that first and noblest of all mortal hopes--the hope of the life to come.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
noblestadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊblɪst/
superlative of “noble” — impressive in appearance
From this reading Forgive me and forget me; and keep, as I keep, that first and noblest of all mortal hopes--the hope of the life to come.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading If I die, you will none of you know it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My death shall not cast its shadow of sadness on their lives.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My death shall not cast its shadow of sadness on their lives.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading My death shall not cast its shadow of sadness on their lives.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading My death shall not cast its shadow of sadness on their lives.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading My death shall not cast its shadow of sadness on their lives.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Forgive me and forget me; and keep, as I keep, that first and noblest of all mortal hopes--the hope of the life to come.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This may happen, if I live.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Forgive me and forget me; and keep, as I keep, that first and noblest of all mortal hopes--the hope of the life to come.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If I die, you will none of you know it.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading "Perhaps, when years have passed, and when their children are growing up round them, I may see Lucilla again, and may take as the hand of my sister, the hand of the beloved woman who might once have been my wife.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I die, you will none of you know it.
