aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At this time she thought and talked much about the sacred name of “wife.”
adorationnounUS /ˌædərˈeɪʃən/
a feeling of profound love and admiration
From this reading Nigel’s devotion was so beautiful; his attitude of reverential adoration was so supremely right and touching.
(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 It now yearned in all sincerity for the domestic life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nigel’s devotion was so beautiful; his attitude of reverential adoration was so supremely right and touching.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this time she thought and talked much about the sacred name of “wife.”
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Nigel’s devotion was so beautiful; his attitude of reverential adoration was so supremely right and touching.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Nigel’s devotion was so beautiful; his attitude of reverential adoration was so supremely right and touching.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading Nigel’s devotion was so beautiful; his attitude of reverential adoration was so supremely right and touching.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading It now yearned in all sincerity for the domestic life.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading It was the forever profoundly necessary and inevitable attitude of the eternal man towards the eternal woman.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
for a limitless time
From this reading It was the forever profoundly necessary and inevitable attitude of the eternal man towards the eternal woman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nigel’s devotion was so beautiful; his attitude of reverential adoration was so supremely right and touching.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It now yearned in all sincerity for the domestic life.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading It was the forever profoundly necessary and inevitable attitude of the eternal man towards the eternal woman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It now yearned in all sincerity for the domestic life.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It now yearned in all sincerity for the domestic life.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was the forever profoundly necessary and inevitable attitude of the eternal man towards the eternal woman.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading At this time she thought and talked much about the sacred name of “wife.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At this time she thought and talked much about the sacred name of “wife.”
absolutely essential
From this reading It was the forever profoundly necessary and inevitable attitude of the eternal man towards the eternal woman.
Nigel's
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From this reading Nigel’s devotion was so beautiful; his attitude of reverential adoration was so supremely right and touching.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It now yearned in all sincerity for the domestic life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
periodicalnounUS /ˌpɪriˈɑːdɪkəl/
a publication that appears at fixed intervals
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
Philippa
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From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
plasticadjectiveUS /ˈplæstɪk/
capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
profoundlyadverbUS /proʊˈfaʊndli/
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading It was the forever profoundly necessary and inevitable attitude of the eternal man towards the eternal woman.
regenerationnounUS /riˈdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
(biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
reverentialadjectiveUS /ˌrevərˈenʃəl/
feeling or manifesting veneration
From this reading Nigel’s devotion was so beautiful; his attitude of reverential adoration was so supremely right and touching.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Nigel’s devotion was so beautiful; his attitude of reverential adoration was so supremely right and touching.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading At this time she thought and talked much about the sacred name of “wife.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this time she thought and talked much about the sacred name of “wife.”
sinceritynounUS /sɪnˈserəti/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading It now yearned in all sincerity for the domestic life.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nigel’s devotion was so beautiful; his attitude of reverential adoration was so supremely right and touching.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
supremelyadverbUS /suːˈpriːməli/
to the maximum degree
From this reading Nigel’s devotion was so beautiful; his attitude of reverential adoration was so supremely right and touching.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading At this time she thought and talked much about the sacred name of “wife.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this time she thought and talked much about the sacred name of “wife.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At this time she thought and talked much about the sacred name of “wife.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
arousing affect
From this reading Nigel’s devotion was so beautiful; his attitude of reverential adoration was so supremely right and touching.
in the direction of
From this reading It was the forever profoundly necessary and inevitable attitude of the eternal man towards the eternal woman.
undergoingverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡoʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading For some considerable time past, the plastic heart of Philippa had been undergoing its periodical regeneration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nigel’s devotion was so beautiful; his attitude of reverential adoration was so supremely right and touching.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading At this time she thought and talked much about the sacred name of “wife.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It was the forever profoundly necessary and inevitable attitude of the eternal man towards the eternal woman.
yearnedverbUS /jɜːrnd/
past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading It now yearned in all sincerity for the domestic life.
