used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading She went through the Mass dutifully, but humbly; she realized that she was vowing herself and that her vow was then accepted.
acquiescedverbUS /ˌækwiˈest/
past form of “acquiesce” — to agree or express agreement
From this reading Her will acquiesced, but at least one of the other powers of her soul was atrophied.
allegiancenounUS /əˈliːdʒəns/
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her will acquiesced, but at least one of the other powers of her soul was atrophied.
atrophiedadjectiveUS /ˈætrəfid/
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
From this reading Her will acquiesced, but at least one of the other powers of her soul was atrophied.
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading Below her surfaces pain waited her awakening; she willed her martyrdom unfalteringly, but there was for her none of the martyrs’ triumphant joy.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below her surfaces pain waited her awakening; she willed her martyrdom unfalteringly, but there was for her none of the martyrs’ triumphant joy.
Braithwaite
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From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
Cicely
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From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
Cisnoun
an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
communionnounUS /kəˈmjuːnjən/
the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
dutifullyadverbUS /ˈduːtifəli/
out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner
From this reading She went through the Mass dutifully, but humbly; she realized that she was vowing herself and that her vow was then accepted.
espousalnoun
archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
Francis
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From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She went through the Mass dutifully, but humbly; she realized that she was vowing herself and that her vow was then accepted.
humblyadverbUS /ˈhʌmbli/
in a humble manner
From this reading She went through the Mass dutifully, but humbly; she realized that she was vowing herself and that her vow was then accepted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Below her surfaces pain waited her awakening; she willed her martyrdom unfalteringly, but there was for her none of the martyrs’ triumphant joy.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Her will acquiesced, but at least one of the other powers of her soul was atrophied.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
martyrdomnounUS /ˈmɑːrtərdəm/
death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
From this reading Below her surfaces pain waited her awakening; she willed her martyrdom unfalteringly, but there was for her none of the martyrs’ triumphant joy.
martyrsnounUS /ˈmɑːrtərz/
plural of “martyr” — one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading Below her surfaces pain waited her awakening; she willed her martyrdom unfalteringly, but there was for her none of the martyrs’ triumphant joy.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
not one, and not any
From this reading Below her surfaces pain waited her awakening; she willed her martyrdom unfalteringly, but there was for her none of the martyrs’ triumphant joy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her will acquiesced, but at least one of the other powers of her soul was atrophied.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Her will acquiesced, but at least one of the other powers of her soul was atrophied.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Below her surfaces pain waited her awakening; she willed her martyrdom unfalteringly, but there was for her none of the martyrs’ triumphant joy.
pledgedadjectiveUS /pledʒd/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading Her will acquiesced, but at least one of the other powers of her soul was atrophied.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading She went through the Mass dutifully, but humbly; she realized that she was vowing herself and that her vow was then accepted.
renunciationnounUS /rɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
Rodney
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From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Her will acquiesced, but at least one of the other powers of her soul was atrophied.
St
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From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
surfacesnounUS /ˈsɜːrfəsəz/
plural of “surface” — the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Below her surfaces pain waited her awakening; she willed her martyrdom unfalteringly, but there was for her none of the martyrs’ triumphant joy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She went through the Mass dutifully, but humbly; she realized that she was vowing herself and that her vow was then accepted.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Below her surfaces pain waited her awakening; she willed her martyrdom unfalteringly, but there was for her none of the martyrs’ triumphant joy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She went through the Mass dutifully, but humbly; she realized that she was vowing herself and that her vow was then accepted.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
triumphantadjectiveUS /traɪˈʌmfənt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading Below her surfaces pain waited her awakening; she willed her martyrdom unfalteringly, but there was for her none of the martyrs’ triumphant joy.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
unfalteringlyadverb
with determination; in a determined manner
From this reading Below her surfaces pain waited her awakening; she willed her martyrdom unfalteringly, but there was for her none of the martyrs’ triumphant joy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
vowverbUS /vaʊ/
make a vow; promise
From this reading She went through the Mass dutifully, but humbly; she realized that she was vowing herself and that her vow was then accepted.
vowingverbUS /ˈvaʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading She went through the Mass dutifully, but humbly; she realized that she was vowing herself and that her vow was then accepted.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Below her surfaces pain waited her awakening; she willed her martyrdom unfalteringly, but there was for her none of the martyrs’ triumphant joy.
wakenverbUS /ˈweɪkən/
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went through the Mass dutifully, but humbly; she realized that she was vowing herself and that her vow was then accepted.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Her will acquiesced, but at least one of the other powers of her soul was atrophied.
willedverbUS /wɪld/
past form of “will” — decree or ordain
From this reading Below her surfaces pain waited her awakening; she willed her martyrdom unfalteringly, but there was for her none of the martyrs’ triumphant joy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
WITNESSINGverbUS /ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ/
-ing form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
Xavier's
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From this reading WITNESSING Miss Braithwaite had to waken Cis in the morning to get her up in time to drive with her to St. Francis Xavier’s for Mass.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was a Mass of renunciation and espousal, a communion that pledged Cicely to turn from her forbidden love for Rodney to allegiance to God, yet she felt this but dimly.
