used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
(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 So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
any thing at all
From this reading If anything earthly had ever seemed positive and secure from loss, it had been the possession of this heart.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If anything earthly had ever seemed positive and secure from loss, it had been the possession of this heart.
bewildermentnounUS /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading The blow was so sudden, so unexpected, that for the first hour his bewilderment swallowed up all sense of pain.
blendsnounUS /blendz/
plural of “blend” — an occurrence of thorough mixing
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
exhale hard
From this reading The blow was so sudden, so unexpected, that for the first hour his bewilderment swallowed up all sense of pain.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
crumblingverbUS /ˈkrʌmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “crumble” — fall apart
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
earthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading If anything earthly had ever seemed positive and secure from loss, it had been the possession of this heart.
at any time
From this reading If anything earthly had ever seemed positive and secure from loss, it had been the possession of this heart.
exaltationnoun
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
exuberancenounUS /ɪɡˈzuːbərəns/
joyful enthusiasm
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The blow was so sudden, so unexpected, that for the first hour his bewilderment swallowed up all sense of pain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The blow was so sudden, so unexpected, that for the first hour his bewilderment swallowed up all sense of pain.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If anything earthly had ever seemed positive and secure from loss, it had been the possession of this heart.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading If anything earthly had ever seemed positive and secure from loss, it had been the possession of this heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The blow was so sudden, so unexpected, that for the first hour his bewilderment swallowed up all sense of pain.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If anything earthly had ever seemed positive and secure from loss, it had been the possession of this heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If anything earthly had ever seemed positive and secure from loss, it had been the possession of this heart.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
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 The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
something that is lost
From this reading If anything earthly had ever seemed positive and secure from loss, it had been the possession of this heart.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
moodsnounUS /muːdz/
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The blow was so sudden, so unexpected, that for the first hour his bewilderment swallowed up all sense of pain.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
pitifuladjectiveUS /ˈpɪtəfəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading If anything earthly had ever seemed positive and secure from loss, it had been the possession of this heart.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading If anything earthly had ever seemed positive and secure from loss, it had been the possession of this heart.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
get by special effort
From this reading If anything earthly had ever seemed positive and secure from loss, it had been the possession of this heart.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading If anything earthly had ever seemed positive and secure from loss, it had been the possession of this heart.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The blow was so sudden, so unexpected, that for the first hour his bewilderment swallowed up all sense of pain.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The blow was so sudden, so unexpected, that for the first hour his bewilderment swallowed up all sense of pain.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading The blow was so sudden, so unexpected, that for the first hour his bewilderment swallowed up all sense of pain.
sympathizedverbUS /ˈsɪmpəθaɪzd/
past form of “sympathize” — share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The blow was so sudden, so unexpected, that for the first hour his bewilderment swallowed up all sense of pain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If anything earthly had ever seemed positive and secure from loss, it had been the possession of this heart.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
undergoverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ/
pass through
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading The blow was so sudden, so unexpected, that for the first hour his bewilderment swallowed up all sense of pain.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The blow was so sudden, so unexpected, that for the first hour his bewilderment swallowed up all sense of pain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The blow was so sudden, so unexpected, that for the first hour his bewilderment swallowed up all sense of pain.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The secret fear (which sometimes blends with the joy of passionate love,) that exuberance of feeling may fall from its exaltation and undergo the common lot of change, he had never known.
which person or people
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
in the company of; together with
From this reading So he had lost her--his brave little wife, his good comrade, the friend who sympathized with all his moods and thoughts, all his feelings and wishes!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The right hand must do without the left, the complete man had become a pitiful fragment, a crumbling mass of ruin.
