used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
ANNIVERSARYnounUS /ˌænəˈvɜːrsəri/
the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY The girl felt as if some great flood were sweeping her off her feet.
any thing at all
From this reading She clutched mechanically at anything to save herself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY The girl felt as if some great flood were sweeping her off her feet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She clutched mechanically at anything to save herself.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading She clutched mechanically at anything to save herself.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Instead, he was silent, his eyes not on her, but on the desert.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Instead, he was silent, his eyes not on her, but on the desert.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY The girl felt as if some great flood were sweeping her off her feet.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY The girl felt as if some great flood were sweeping her off her feet.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY The girl felt as if some great flood were sweeping her off her feet.
a young female
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY The girl felt as if some great flood were sweeping her off her feet.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY The girl felt as if some great flood were sweeping her off her feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY The girl felt as if some great flood were sweeping her off her feet.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She clutched mechanically at anything to save herself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instead, he was silent, his eyes not on her, but on the desert.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY The girl felt as if some great flood were sweeping her off her feet.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead, he was silent, his eyes not on her, but on the desert.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Knight was there.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading She clutched mechanically at anything to save herself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Instead, he was silent, his eyes not on her, but on the desert.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY The girl felt as if some great flood were sweeping her off her feet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Instead, he was silent, his eyes not on her, but on the desert.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
except for; apart from
From this reading She clutched mechanically at anything to save herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She clutched mechanically at anything to save herself.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Instead, he was silent, his eyes not on her, but on the desert.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY The girl felt as if some great flood were sweeping her off her feet.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY The girl felt as if some great flood were sweeping her off her feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY The girl felt as if some great flood were sweeping her off her feet.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Knight was there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She clutched mechanically at anything to save herself.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Knight was there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE ANNIVERSARY The girl felt as if some great flood were sweeping her off her feet.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He stood between her and desolation; but if he had spoken then--if he had said he wanted her, and begged her to stay, she would have chosen desolation.
