AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE FUNERAL.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But, cut off as he was in an instant, the blow fell upon them very heavily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, cut off as he was in an instant, the blow fell upon them very heavily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
exhale hard
From this reading But, cut off as he was in an instant, the blow fell upon them very heavily.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading On the third day after the body was found, the funeral took place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, cut off as he was in an instant, the blow fell upon them very heavily.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading But, cut off as he was in an instant, the blow fell upon them very heavily.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the third day after the body was found, the funeral took place.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading But, cut off as he was in an instant, the blow fell upon them very heavily.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
set up or found
From this reading On the third day after the body was found, the funeral took place.
FUNERALnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading AFTER THE FUNERAL.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
to a considerable degree
From this reading But, cut off as he was in an instant, the blow fell upon them very heavily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading But, cut off as he was in an instant, the blow fell upon them very heavily.
lingeringnounUS /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
the act of tarrying
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But, cut off as he was in an instant, the blow fell upon them very heavily.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the third day after the body was found, the funeral took place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading On the third day after the body was found, the funeral took place.
poignantadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪnjənt/
arousing affect
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
Raymond
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From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE FUNERAL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But, cut off as he was in an instant, the blow fell upon them very heavily.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading On the third day after the body was found, the funeral took place.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading On the third day after the body was found, the funeral took place.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But, cut off as he was in an instant, the blow fell upon them very heavily.
precisely as stated
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The grief of Mrs. Raymond and her two children, for the death of the husband and father, was very sharp and poignant.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had he died at home of some lingering illness, their minds would have been prepared in some measure for the stroke.
