adoringlyadverb
with adoration
From this reading Cissy paused for breath, and her lover looked at her adoringly.
(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 "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cissy paused for breath, and her lover looked at her adoringly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
give a benediction to
From this reading "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Cissy paused for breath, and her lover looked at her adoringly.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
Cissyadjective
having unsuitable feminine qualities
From this reading Cissy paused for breath, and her lover looked at her adoringly.
CISSY'S
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From this reading FOR CISSY'S SAKE.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
dearly loved
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
at any time
From this reading "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR CISSY'S SAKE.
generouslyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəsli/
in a generous manner
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cissy paused for breath, and her lover looked at her adoringly.
I've
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From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
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 burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Cissy paused for breath, and her lover looked at her adoringly.
held dear
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Cissy paused for breath, and her lover looked at her adoringly.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
a particular point in time
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Cissy paused for breath, and her lover looked at her adoringly.
pleadingnounUS /ˈpliːdɪŋ/
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading FOR CISSY'S SAKE.
express in words
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
express in words
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
There's
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From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
at the time that
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
which person or people
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Never had she looked so beautiful, never had she seemed so truly noble as at this moment when so generously pleading the cause of the woman who had brought such bitter sorrow into her life.
an affirmative
From this reading "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The burden of my heart, dear, There's little need to tell; There's little need to say, dear, I've loved you long and well.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you will be my wife, dear, So may you ever bless Through all your sunny life, dear, The day you answered yes."
