absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
how long something has existed
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
brought into existence
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
BURGER'SnounUS /ˈbɜːrɡərz/
possessive form of “burger” — United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995)
From this reading BURGER'S LEONORA.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
ceaseverbUS /siːs/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading God's mercies cease to flow-- Woe to me, poor one, woe!
unvarying in nature
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
communicated in words
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
flownounUS /floʊ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading God's mercies cease to flow-- Woe to me, poor one, woe!
fretverbUS /fret/
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
obtain
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God's mercies cease to flow-- Woe to me, poor one, woe!
Grisel
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From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
GUISARDS
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From this reading THE GUISARDS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
LEONORA
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From this reading BURGER'S LEONORA.
Lilian
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From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
something that is lost
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading God's mercies cease to flow-- Woe to me, poor one, woe!
merciesnounUS /ˈmɜːrsiːz/
plural of “mercy” — leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading God's mercies cease to flow-- Woe to me, poor one, woe!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
ne'eradverbUS /ner/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
not any; not one
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading God's mercies cease to flow-- Woe to me, poor one, woe!
and nothing more
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading God's mercies cease to flow-- Woe to me, poor one, woe!
prolixitynoun
boring verbosity
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
querulousadjectiveUS /ˈkwerələs/
habitually complaining
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
sootheverbUS /suːð/
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
tendedverbUS /ˈtendɪd/
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GUISARDS.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Walter had now been absent many weeks, and the constant fears expressed by Lady Grisel, with all the querulous and tedious prolixity of age, in no way tended to soothe the anxiety of Lilian.
WoenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading God's mercies cease to flow-- Woe to me, poor one, woe!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading O mother, thus to fret is vain-- My loss must needs be borne; Death, death is now mine only gain-- Would I had ne'er been born.
