used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
anew
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
Dowie
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From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
forlornnessnoun
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
a young female
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
in a gradual manner
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
not accessible to view
From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
how
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From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
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 It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
maternaladjectiveUS /məˈtɜːrnəl/
characteristic of a mother
From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
and nothing more
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
rescuedadjectiveUS /ˈreskjuːd/
delivered from danger
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
responsibilitynounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
restraintnounUS /rɪˈstreɪnt/
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
RobinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
unnaturaladjectiveUS /ənˈnætʃərəl/
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
look attentively
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
at the time that
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
a Caucasian
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
which person or people
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
belonging to which person
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
