the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading So much am I busied with cutting and sewing.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Erewhile was thy cheek as the blooming rose red, But now thou art pale, even pale as the dead.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Erewhile was thy cheek as the blooming rose red, But now thou art pale, even pale as the dead.”
bloomingnounUS /ˈbluːmɪŋ/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “Erewhile was thy cheek as the blooming rose red, But now thou art pale, even pale as the dead.”
busiedverbUS /ˈbɪzid/
inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading So much am I busied with cutting and sewing.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _But sorrow gnaws so sorely_!
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “Erewhile was thy cheek as the blooming rose red, But now thou art pale, even pale as the dead.”
colourlessadjective
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading So much am I busied with cutting and sewing.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Erewhile was thy cheek as the blooming rose red, But now thou art pale, even pale as the dead.”
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
Erewhile
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From this reading “Erewhile was thy cheek as the blooming rose red, But now thou art pale, even pale as the dead.”
divisible by two
From this reading “Erewhile was thy cheek as the blooming rose red, But now thou art pale, even pale as the dead.”
gnawsverbUS /nɔːz/
third-person singular of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading _But sorrow gnaws so sorely_!
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “’Tis little wonder if sickly I’m growing, _Malfred my lady_!
handmaidnoun
in a subordinate position
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So much am I busied with cutting and sewing.”
I'm
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From this reading “’Tis little wonder if sickly I’m growing, _Malfred my lady_!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “’Tis little wonder if sickly I’m growing, _Malfred my lady_!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “’Tis little wonder if sickly I’m growing, _Malfred my lady_!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
Malfred
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From this reading “’Tis little wonder if sickly I’m growing, _Malfred my lady_!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So much am I busied with cutting and sewing.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “’Tis little wonder if sickly I’m growing, _Malfred my lady_!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Erewhile was thy cheek as the blooming rose red, But now thou art pale, even pale as the dead.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Erewhile was thy cheek as the blooming rose red, But now thou art pale, even pale as the dead.”
questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “Erewhile was thy cheek as the blooming rose red, But now thou art pale, even pale as the dead.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Erewhile was thy cheek as the blooming rose red, But now thou art pale, even pale as the dead.”
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading So much am I busied with cutting and sewing.”
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
sorelyadverbUS /ˈsɔːrli/
to a great degree
From this reading _But sorrow gnaws so sorely_!
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading _But sorrow gnaws so sorely_!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Erewhile was thy cheek as the blooming rose red, But now thou art pale, even pale as the dead.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “’Tis little wonder if sickly I’m growing, _Malfred my lady_!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Erewhile was thy cheek as the blooming rose red, But now thou art pale, even pale as the dead.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading So much am I busied with cutting and sewing.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “’Tis little wonder if sickly I’m growing, _Malfred my lady_!
