adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To fail her at such a moment was a great grief to me, but I could make no further sacrifice.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
beggedverbUS /beɡd/
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading She begged me to stay with her.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could think of nothing but home, now that Diana's immediate need of me was over.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could think of nothing but home, now that Diana's immediate need of me was over.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
Diana'snounUS /daɪˈænəz/
possessive form of “diana” — English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading I could think of nothing but home, now that Diana's immediate need of me was over.
failverbUS /feɪl/
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading To fail her at such a moment was a great grief to me, but I could make no further sacrifice.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading To fail her at such a moment was a great grief to me, but I could make no further sacrifice.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I must go home.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To fail her at such a moment was a great grief to me, but I could make no further sacrifice.
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading To fail her at such a moment was a great grief to me, but I could make no further sacrifice.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She begged me to stay with her.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could think of nothing but home, now that Diana's immediate need of me was over.
immediateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːət/
of the present time and place
From this reading I could think of nothing but home, now that Diana's immediate need of me was over.
longingnounUS /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading To fail her at such a moment was a great grief to me, but I could make no further sacrifice.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading To fail her at such a moment was a great grief to me, but I could make no further sacrifice.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must go home.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I could think of nothing but home, now that Diana's immediate need of me was over.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To fail her at such a moment was a great grief to me, but I could make no further sacrifice.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I could think of nothing but home, now that Diana's immediate need of me was over.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I could think of nothing but home, now that Diana's immediate need of me was over.
obsessedadjectiveUS /əbˈsest/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could think of nothing but home, now that Diana's immediate need of me was over.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
sacrificenounUS /ˈsækrəfaɪs/
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading To fail her at such a moment was a great grief to me, but I could make no further sacrifice.
Sara
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From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She begged me to stay with her.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She begged me to stay with her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To fail her at such a moment was a great grief to me, but I could make no further sacrifice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could think of nothing but home, now that Diana's immediate need of me was over.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I could think of nothing but home, now that Diana's immediate need of me was over.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Sara, having got over the crisis and being on the fair road to recovery,--children recover quickly,--my heart turned towards home--and a longing to get back obsessed me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I could think of nothing but home, now that Diana's immediate need of me was over.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She begged me to stay with her.
