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From this reading "WILL YE NO COME BACK AGAIN?"
AlineverbUS /əˈlaɪn/
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
From this reading It seemed scarcely worth while to reveal it now, even to Aline.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "WILL YE NO COME BACK AGAIN?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Her secret lay between her godmother and me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "WILL YE NO COME BACK AGAIN?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
Esther's
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From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
divisible by two
From this reading It seemed scarcely worth while to reveal it now, even to Aline.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
godmothernounUS /ˈɡɑːdmʌðər/
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading Her secret lay between her godmother and me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Her secret lay between her godmother and me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her secret lay between her godmother and me.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
not any; not one
From this reading "WILL YE NO COME BACK AGAIN?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It seemed scarcely worth while to reveal it now, even to Aline.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
PierceverbUS /pɪrs/
cut or make a way through
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
revealverbUS /rɪˈviːl/
make visible
From this reading It seemed scarcely worth while to reveal it now, even to Aline.
only a very short time before
From this reading It seemed scarcely worth while to reveal it now, even to Aline.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Her secret lay between her godmother and me.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed scarcely worth while to reveal it now, even to Aline.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
at the time that
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It seemed scarcely worth while to reveal it now, even to Aline.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "WILL YE NO COME BACK AGAIN?"
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading That winter was like to be nearly as melancholy as the previous winter, when Pierce was dying slowly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The months passed, and no word came of Esther's lover, and as she had taken our ill news that first day so she took it always, with her face to the wall and in silence.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading It seemed scarcely worth while to reveal it now, even to Aline.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "WILL YE NO COME BACK AGAIN?"
