used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
acheverbUS /eɪk/
feel physical pain
From this reading And the eyes forget the tears they have shed, And the heart forgets its sorrow and ache.
anew
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the eyes forget the tears they have shed, And the heart forgets its sorrow and ache.
Anne'snounUS /ænz/
possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
eagerly desirous
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
any thing at all
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
Cavers
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From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading THE CONTRITE HEART Who knows whither the clouds have fled?
confrontedverbUS /kənˈfrʌntəd/
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
CONTRITEadjectiveUS /kənˈtraɪt/
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
From this reading THE CONTRITE HEART Who knows whither the clouds have fled?
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Libby Anne's illness, in spite of the neighbours' and the doctor's kindness, had made a hole in the two hundred dollars the Watsons had given her.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Libby Anne's illness, in spite of the neighbours' and the doctor's kindness, had made a hole in the two hundred dollars the Watsons had given her.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
else
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From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And the eyes forget the tears they have shed, And the heart forgets its sorrow and ache.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading THE CONTRITE HEART Who knows whither the clouds have fled?
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading And the eyes forget the tears they have shed, And the heart forgets its sorrow and ache.
forgetsverbUS /fərˈɡets/
third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading And the eyes forget the tears they have shed, And the heart forgets its sorrow and ache.
yet to be or coming
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
only a very short time before
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE CONTRITE HEART Who knows whither the clouds have fled?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE CONTRITE HEART Who knows whither the clouds have fled?
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading In the unscarred heaven they leave no wake.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Libby Anne's illness, in spite of the neighbours' and the doctor's kindness, had made a hole in the two hundred dollars the Watsons had given her.
ten 10s
From this reading Libby Anne's illness, in spite of the neighbours' and the doctor's kindness, had made a hole in the two hundred dollars the Watsons had given her.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the unscarred heaven they leave no wake.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And the eyes forget the tears they have shed, And the heart forgets its sorrow and ache.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Libby Anne's illness, in spite of the neighbours' and the doctor's kindness, had made a hole in the two hundred dollars the Watsons had given her.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading THE CONTRITE HEART Who knows whither the clouds have fled?
go away from a place
From this reading In the unscarred heaven they leave no wake.
LibbynounUS /ˈlɪbiː/
United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980)
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
LowellnounUS /ˈloʊəl/
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Libby Anne's illness, in spite of the neighbours' and the doctor's kindness, had made a hole in the two hundred dollars the Watsons had given her.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Libby Anne's illness, in spite of the neighbours' and the doctor's kindness, had made a hole in the two hundred dollars the Watsons had given her.
not any; not one
From this reading In the unscarred heaven they leave no wake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
get rid of
From this reading And the eyes forget the tears they have shed, And the heart forgets its sorrow and ache.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading And the eyes forget the tears they have shed, And the heart forgets its sorrow and ache.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Libby Anne's illness, in spite of the neighbours' and the doctor's kindness, had made a hole in the two hundred dollars the Watsons had given her.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading And the eyes forget the tears they have shed, And the heart forgets its sorrow and ache.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONTRITE HEART Who knows whither the clouds have fled?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the unscarred heaven they leave no wake.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Libby Anne's illness, in spite of the neighbours' and the doctor's kindness, had made a hole in the two hundred dollars the Watsons had given her.
unscarred
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From this reading In the unscarred heaven they leave no wake.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading In the unscarred heaven they leave no wake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
Watsons
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From this reading Libby Anne's illness, in spite of the neighbours' and the doctor's kindness, had made a hole in the two hundred dollars the Watsons had given her.
at the time that
From this reading _----James Russell Lowell._ DURING Libby Anne's illness Mrs. Cavers had been so anxious about her that she had hardly given a thought to anything else; but when the little girl's perfect recovery seemed assured, she was confronted again by the problem of their future.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading THE CONTRITE HEART Who knows whither the clouds have fled?
which person or people
From this reading THE CONTRITE HEART Who knows whither the clouds have fled?
