used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh, my darling, a whole life-time of devotion shall teach you the strength of my love.
absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading Then she pressed her rosy lips to the page as fondly as though it had been the handsome face of her absent love.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your life with me, my bonny bride, shall be a dream of bliss.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then she pressed her rosy lips to the page as fondly as though it had been the handsome face of her absent love.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
blissnounUS /blɪs/
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading Your life with me, my bonny bride, shall be a dream of bliss.”
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading Your life with me, my bonny bride, shall be a dream of bliss.”
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading Your life with me, my bonny bride, shall be a dream of bliss.”
a special loved one
From this reading “Oh, my darling, a whole life-time of devotion shall teach you the strength of my love.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading “Oh, my darling, a whole life-time of devotion shall teach you the strength of my love.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Your life with me, my bonny bride, shall be a dream of bliss.”
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then she pressed her rosy lips to the page as fondly as though it had been the handsome face of her absent love.
Floy's
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From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
fondlyadverbUS /ˈfɑːndli/
with fondness; with love
From this reading Then she pressed her rosy lips to the page as fondly as though it had been the handsome face of her absent love.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then she pressed her rosy lips to the page as fondly as though it had been the handsome face of her absent love.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Then she pressed her rosy lips to the page as fondly as though it had been the handsome face of her absent love.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading MAYBELLE’S HEART!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then she pressed her rosy lips to the page as fondly as though it had been the handsome face of her absent love.
jewelsnounUS /ˈdʒuːəlz/
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Your life with me, my bonny bride, shall be a dream of bliss.”
life-timenoun
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading “Oh, my darling, a whole life-time of devotion shall teach you the strength of my love.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Then she pressed her rosy lips to the page as fondly as though it had been the handsome face of her absent love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Oh, my darling, a whole life-time of devotion shall teach you the strength of my love.
lover'snounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
MAYBELLE'S
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From this reading MAYBELLE’S HEART!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your life with me, my bonny bride, shall be a dream of bliss.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my darling, a whole life-time of devotion shall teach you the strength of my love.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, my darling, a whole life-time of devotion shall teach you the strength of my love.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, my darling, a whole life-time of devotion shall teach you the strength of my love.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Then she pressed her rosy lips to the page as fondly as though it had been the handsome face of her absent love.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Then she pressed her rosy lips to the page as fondly as though it had been the handsome face of her absent love.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading Then she pressed her rosy lips to the page as fondly as though it had been the handsome face of her absent love.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Oh, my darling, a whole life-time of devotion shall teach you the strength of my love.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
starry-blue
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From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading “Oh, my darling, a whole life-time of devotion shall teach you the strength of my love.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “Oh, my darling, a whole life-time of devotion shall teach you the strength of my love.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, my darling, a whole life-time of devotion shall teach you the strength of my love.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she pressed her rosy lips to the page as fondly as though it had been the handsome face of her absent love.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Then she pressed her rosy lips to the page as fondly as though it had been the handsome face of her absent love.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she pressed her rosy lips to the page as fondly as though it had been the handsome face of her absent love.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “Oh, my darling, a whole life-time of devotion shall teach you the strength of my love.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Your life with me, my bonny bride, shall be a dream of bliss.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading Floy’s big, starry-blue eyes glowed like blue jewels in the dusk as she read aloud the tender words of her lover’s letter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, my darling, a whole life-time of devotion shall teach you the strength of my love.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your life with me, my bonny bride, shall be a dream of bliss.”
