used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “But a fell disease struck her, and she withered away before my eyes.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading In the hour of her agony it was never of herself, of her own sufferings and her own death that she thought.
(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 It was all of me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But a fell disease struck her, and she withered away before my eyes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “But a fell disease struck her, and she withered away before my eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “But a fell disease struck her, and she withered away before my eyes.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But a fell disease struck her, and she withered away before my eyes.
travel across or pass over
From this reading It was in vain that I made oath to her that no drop of wine would ever cross my lips.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading In the hour of her agony it was never of herself, of her own sufferings and her own death that she thought.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading “But a fell disease struck her, and she withered away before my eyes.
let fall to the ground
From this reading It was in vain that I made oath to her that no drop of wine would ever cross my lips.
at any time
From this reading It was in vain that I made oath to her that no drop of wine would ever cross my lips.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “But a fell disease struck her, and she withered away before my eyes.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “But a fell disease struck her, and she withered away before my eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “But a fell disease struck her, and she withered away before my eyes.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the hour of her agony it was never of herself, of her own sufferings and her own death that she thought.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading In the hour of her agony it was never of herself, of her own sufferings and her own death that she thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the hour of her agony it was never of herself, of her own sufferings and her own death that she thought.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the hour of her agony it was never of herself, of her own sufferings and her own death that she thought.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading It was in vain that I made oath to her that no drop of wine would ever cross my lips.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was in vain that I made oath to her that no drop of wine would ever cross my lips.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was all of me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But a fell disease struck her, and she withered away before my eyes.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading In the hour of her agony it was never of herself, of her own sufferings and her own death that she thought.
not any; not one
From this reading It was in vain that I made oath to her that no drop of wine would ever cross my lips.
oathnounUS /oʊθ/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading It was in vain that I made oath to her that no drop of wine would ever cross my lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the hour of her agony it was never of herself, of her own sufferings and her own death that she thought.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In the hour of her agony it was never of herself, of her own sufferings and her own death that she thought.
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
revertverbUS /rɪˈvɜːrt/
go back to a previous state
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But a fell disease struck her, and she withered away before my eyes.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “But a fell disease struck her, and she withered away before my eyes.
sufferingsnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading In the hour of her agony it was never of herself, of her own sufferings and her own death that she thought.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the hour of her agony it was never of herself, of her own sufferings and her own death that she thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the hour of her agony it was never of herself, of her own sufferings and her own death that she thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading In the hour of her agony it was never of herself, of her own sufferings and her own death that she thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading It was in vain that I made oath to her that no drop of wine would ever cross my lips.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the hour of her agony it was never of herself, of her own sufferings and her own death that she thought.
at the time that
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The one pang which her fate brought to her was the fear that when her influence was removed I should revert to that which I had been.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading It was in vain that I made oath to her that no drop of wine would ever cross my lips.
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading “But a fell disease struck her, and she withered away before my eyes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was in vain that I made oath to her that no drop of wine would ever cross my lips.
