used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But so it is.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
a special loved one
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
dearly loved
From this reading It is _pleasure_, pleasure, my dear Lucy, on leaving my paternal roof.
dearly-beloved
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From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
FREEMANnounUS /ˈfriːmən/
a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
HAVENnounUS /ˈheɪvən/
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
indulgentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒənt/
characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is _pleasure_, pleasure, my dear Lucy, on leaving my paternal roof.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
the act of departing
From this reading It is _pleasure_, pleasure, my dear Lucy, on leaving my paternal roof.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
on one occasion
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
paternaladjectiveUS /pəˈtɜːrnəl/
belonging to or inherited from one's father
From this reading It is _pleasure_, pleasure, my dear Lucy, on leaving my paternal roof.
pervadeverbUS /pərˈveɪd/
spread or diffuse through
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading It is _pleasure_, pleasure, my dear Lucy, on leaving my paternal roof.
possessesverbUS /pəˈzesəz/
third-person singular of “possess” — have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading It is _pleasure_, pleasure, my dear Lucy, on leaving my paternal roof.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But so it is.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MISS LUCY FREEMAN.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading NEW HAVEN An unusual sensation possesses my breast--a sensation which I once thought could never pervade it on any occasion whatever.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Could you have believed that the darling child of an indulgent and dearly-beloved mother would feel a gleam of joy at leaving her?
