the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading They do not even know where I am, they must not know--that is part of my plan, but it is frightfully hard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I pray for strength to be reconciled to my life of loneliness and to find comfort in good works; but the strength has not come to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They do not even know where I am, they must not know--that is part of my plan, but it is frightfully hard.
ChristophernounUS /ˈkrɪstəfər/
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I pray for strength to be reconciled to my life of loneliness and to find comfort in good works; but the strength has not come to me.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading I pray for strength to be reconciled to my life of loneliness and to find comfort in good works; but the strength has not come to me.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every day I think of Christopher and the separation from him grows harder and harder.
DiarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They do not even know where I am, they must not know--that is part of my plan, but it is frightfully hard.
Dr
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From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
divisible by two
From this reading They do not even know where I am, they must not know--that is part of my plan, but it is frightfully hard.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day I think of Christopher and the separation from him grows harder and harder.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I pray for strength to be reconciled to my life of loneliness and to find comfort in good works; but the strength has not come to me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
FragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
frightfullyadverbUS /ˈfraɪtfəli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading They do not even know where I am, they must not know--that is part of my plan, but it is frightfully hard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I pray for strength to be reconciled to my life of loneliness and to find comfort in good works; but the strength has not come to me.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Every day I think of Christopher and the separation from him grows harder and harder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading They do not even know where I am, they must not know--that is part of my plan, but it is frightfully hard.
harderadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdər/
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading Every day I think of Christopher and the separation from him grows harder and harder.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I pray for strength to be reconciled to my life of loneliness and to find comfort in good works; but the strength has not come to me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I pray for strength to be reconciled to my life of loneliness and to find comfort in good works; but the strength has not come to me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
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 I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They do not even know where I am, they must not know--that is part of my plan, but it is frightfully hard.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
go away from a place
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
Leroy's
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From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I pray for strength to be reconciled to my life of loneliness and to find comfort in good works; but the strength has not come to me.
held up in the air
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading I pray for strength to be reconciled to my life of loneliness and to find comfort in good works; but the strength has not come to me.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I pray for strength to be reconciled to my life of loneliness and to find comfort in good works; but the strength has not come to me.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They do not even know where I am, they must not know--that is part of my plan, but it is frightfully hard.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They do not even know where I am, they must not know--that is part of my plan, but it is frightfully hard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They do not even know where I am, they must not know--that is part of my plan, but it is frightfully hard.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading They do not even know where I am, they must not know--that is part of my plan, but it is frightfully hard.
Penelope's
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From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading They do not even know where I am, they must not know--that is part of my plan, but it is frightfully hard.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading I pray for strength to be reconciled to my life of loneliness and to find comfort in good works; but the strength has not come to me.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
on the contrary
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
reconciledadjectiveUS /ˈrekənsaɪld/
made compatible or consistent
From this reading I pray for strength to be reconciled to my life of loneliness and to find comfort in good works; but the strength has not come to me.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
separationnounUS /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/
the state of lacking unity
From this reading Every day I think of Christopher and the separation from him grows harder and harder.
Seraphine
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From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading I pray for strength to be reconciled to my life of loneliness and to find comfort in good works; but the strength has not come to me.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They do not even know where I am, they must not know--that is part of my plan, but it is frightfully hard.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Every day I think of Christopher and the separation from him grows harder and harder.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
at the time that
From this reading I have never seen him or heard from him since that terrible night at Dr. Leroy's when the evil cloud was lifted from my soul and I knew and remembered--_everything!_ I have never heard from Seraphine.
in or at the place that
From this reading They do not even know where I am, they must not know--that is part of my plan, but it is frightfully hard.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading I pray for strength to be reconciled to my life of loneliness and to find comfort in good works; but the strength has not come to me.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading PRIDE (_Fragments from Penelope's Diary_) _Paris, Three Months Later._ It is three months since I wrote this diary, three lonely months since I said good-bye to Christopher, or rather wrote good-bye, for I should never have had the courage to leave him, if I had tried to give him my reasons--face to face.
