aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
AlineverbUS /əˈlaɪn/
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
From this reading Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
(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 Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading HONEY AMONG THE ROSES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
anxietiesnounUS /æŋˈzaɪətiz/
plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
bereftadjectiveUS /bərˈeft/
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
cause to be bored
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
bravelyadverbUS /ˈbreɪvli/
in a courageous manner
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
caresnounUS /kerz/
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
divisible by two
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
at any time
From this reading That was the loneliest summer that ever I remember.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
HONEYnounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading HONEY AMONG THE ROSES.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That was the loneliest summer that ever I remember.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
Kilkee
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From this reading Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
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 Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
loneliest
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From this reading That was the loneliest summer that ever I remember.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
O'BriennounUS /oʊˈbraɪɪn/
Irish writer (born in 1932)
From this reading Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
PierceverbUS /pɪrs/
cut or make a way through
From this reading Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
To recall to mind.
From this reading That was the loneliest summer that ever I remember.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading HONEY AMONG THE ROSES.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
refrain from harming
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading That was the loneliest summer that ever I remember.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the loneliest summer that ever I remember.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HONEY AMONG THE ROSES.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Soon after Pierce had left us, Lady O'Brien carried Aline and Esther off to Kilkee.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Even our Lord Himself endured desolation, and He does not spare it to His creatures though He walk with them through the shadows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the loneliest summer that ever I remember.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
a late time of life
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Aline bore her sorrow bravely, with more hope and faith than we had dared to expect; but if you have been building all your thoughts and cares and wishes and anxieties about one human being for nearly all your years, and then you are bereft, the empty place is terrible.
