at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She was always homesick.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She longed, too, with an intolerable longing, for the sight and the sound of the sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She missed her home, she missed Lucy, and her father, and her freedom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mona did try to be good, she tried hard, but she was very, very unhappy.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mona did try to be good, she tried hard, but she was very, very unhappy.
dearlyadverbUS /ˈdɪrli/
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mona did try to be good, she tried hard, but she was very, very unhappy.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She missed her home, she missed Lucy, and her father, and her freedom.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She longed, too, with an intolerable longing, for the sight and the sound of the sea.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading She missed her home, she missed Lucy, and her father, and her freedom.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Mona did try to be good, she tried hard, but she was very, very unhappy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Mona did try to be good, she tried hard, but she was very, very unhappy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She missed her home, she missed Lucy, and her father, and her freedom.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She missed her home, she missed Lucy, and her father, and her freedom.
homesickadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmsɪk/
longing to return home
From this reading She was always homesick.
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From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
intolerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading She longed, too, with an intolerable longing, for the sight and the sound of the sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading She longed, too, with an intolerable longing, for the sight and the sound of the sea.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading She longed, too, with an intolerable longing, for the sight and the sound of the sea.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
held dear
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading She missed her home, she missed Lucy, and her father, and her freedom.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading She missed her home, she missed Lucy, and her father, and her freedom.
MonanounUS /ˈmoʊnə/
an island to the northwest of Wales
From this reading Mona did try to be good, she tried hard, but she was very, very unhappy.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She longed, too, with an intolerable longing, for the sight and the sound of the sea.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
ramblingadjectiveUS /ˈræmblɪŋ/
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading She longed, too, with an intolerable longing, for the sight and the sound of the sea.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mona did try to be good, she tried hard, but she was very, very unhappy.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She longed, too, with an intolerable longing, for the sight and the sound of the sea.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading She longed, too, with an intolerable longing, for the sight and the sound of the sea.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She longed, too, with an intolerable longing, for the sight and the sound of the sea.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
up to a particular time
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mona did try to be good, she tried hard, but she was very, very unhappy.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She longed, too, with an intolerable longing, for the sight and the sound of the sea.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Mona did try to be good, she tried hard, but she was very, very unhappy.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Mona did try to be good, she tried hard, but she was very, very unhappy.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Mona did try to be good, she tried hard, but she was very, very unhappy.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mona did try to be good, she tried hard, but she was very, very unhappy.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading She had never, till now that she had lost them, realised how dearly she loved the quaint little steep and rambling village, with the sea at its foot, and the hills behind it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mona did try to be good, she tried hard, but she was very, very unhappy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She longed, too, with an intolerable longing, for the sight and the sound of the sea.
