(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 She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
bledverbUS /bled/
inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
a youthful male person
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Jim Dennis gazed long at the child's now peaceful face.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
Dennis
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
dog-like
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Jim Dennis gazed long at the child's now peaceful face.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Jim Dennis gazed long at the child's now peaceful face.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
Jim
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
JIM'S
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
liquidadjectiveUS /ˈlɪkwəd/
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
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 Jim Dennis gazed long at the child's now peaceful face.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Jim Dennis gazed long at the child's now peaceful face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
others
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From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading Jim Dennis gazed long at the child's now peaceful face.
pillowed
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From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
Sal
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
the state of being asleep
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
a male human offspring
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
refrain from harming
From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
a source of difficulty
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
at the time that
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
which person or people
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/
in a willing manner
From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
