used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
in addition
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as indelibly fixed in his memory as in that of Tessa.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
BernardnounUS /bərˈnɑːrd/
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading THE BROAD ROAD Bernard Monck never forgot the day of Scooter's death.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading THE BROAD ROAD Bernard Monck never forgot the day of Scooter's death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
copeverbUS /koʊp/
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE BROAD ROAD Bernard Monck never forgot the day of Scooter's death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE BROAD ROAD Bernard Monck never forgot the day of Scooter's death.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
eventuallyadverbUS /ɪˈventʃəwəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading It was as indelibly fixed in his memory as in that of Tessa.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading THE BROAD ROAD Bernard Monck never forgot the day of Scooter's death.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was as indelibly fixed in his memory as in that of Tessa.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was as indelibly fixed in his memory as in that of Tessa.
indeliblyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdeləbli/
in an indelible manner
From this reading It was as indelibly fixed in his memory as in that of Tessa.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as indelibly fixed in his memory as in that of Tessa.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
immediately past
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading It was as indelibly fixed in his memory as in that of Tessa.
Monck
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From this reading THE BROAD ROAD Bernard Monck never forgot the day of Scooter's death.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE BROAD ROAD Bernard Monck never forgot the day of Scooter's death.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
numbnessnounUS /ˈnʌmnəs/
partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BROAD ROAD Bernard Monck never forgot the day of Scooter's death.
OrientaladjectiveUS /ˌɔːriˈentəl/
denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
an amount of time
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
quelledadjectiveUS /kweld/
subdued or overcome
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
resentmentnounUS /rɪˈzentmənt/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE BROAD ROAD Bernard Monck never forgot the day of Scooter's death.
Scooter's
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From this reading THE BROAD ROAD Bernard Monck never forgot the day of Scooter's death.
in a serious manner
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
Tessa
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From this reading It was as indelibly fixed in his memory as in that of Tessa.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was as indelibly fixed in his memory as in that of Tessa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROAD ROAD Bernard Monck never forgot the day of Scooter's death.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as indelibly fixed in his memory as in that of Tessa.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
at the time that
From this reading But when that was over, when she had wept herself exhausted in his arms at last, there followed a period of numbness that made him seriously uneasy.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The child's wild agony of grief was of so utterly abandoned a nature as to be almost Oriental in its violence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The passionate force of her resentment against her mother also was not easy to cope with though he quelled it eventually.
