in the past
From this reading Was life to-day as it was centuries ago?
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
AngeliquenounUS /ˌændʒeˈliːk/
any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
From this reading For two days Angelique was conscience-smitten.
react verbally
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading Was life to-day as it was centuries ago?
conscience-smittenadjective
affected by conscience
From this reading For two days Angelique was conscience-smitten.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For two days Angelique was conscience-smitten.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days Angelique was conscience-smitten.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was life to-day as it was centuries ago?
LegendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Was life to-day as it was centuries ago?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
sinnedverbUS /sɪnd/
inflected form of “sin” — commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
temptedverbUS /ˈtemptɪd/
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
to-day
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From this reading Was life to-day as it was centuries ago?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For two days Angelique was conscience-smitten.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For two days Angelique was conscience-smitten.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
which person or people
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
