used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
anew
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
(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 Mixed with her pleasure in the daily offerings of her unknown lover, was the longing for the old home and gran’ther, and all the simple pleasures of the farm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
asylumnounUS /əˈsaɪləm/
a shelter from danger or hardship
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
atoned
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From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
cousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Mixed with her pleasure in the daily offerings of her unknown lover, was the longing for the old home and gran’ther, and all the simple pleasures of the farm.
dawningnounUS /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/
the first light of day
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
drawbacksnounUS /ˈdrɔːbæks/
plural of “drawback” — the quality of being a hindrance
From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
Eva
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From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
EVA'S
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From this reading FOR EVA’S SAKE.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Mixed with her pleasure in the daily offerings of her unknown lover, was the longing for the old home and gran’ther, and all the simple pleasures of the farm.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR EVA’S SAKE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
gran'ther
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From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
gran'ther's
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From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mixed with her pleasure in the daily offerings of her unknown lover, was the longing for the old home and gran’ther, and all the simple pleasures of the farm.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
I'd
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From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Mixed with her pleasure in the daily offerings of her unknown lover, was the longing for the old home and gran’ther, and all the simple pleasures of the farm.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
held dear
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Mixed with her pleasure in the daily offerings of her unknown lover, was the longing for the old home and gran’ther, and all the simple pleasures of the farm.
maladynounUS /ˈmælədi/
any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading Mixed with her pleasure in the daily offerings of her unknown lover, was the longing for the old home and gran’ther, and all the simple pleasures of the farm.
a particular point in time
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
nostalgianounUS /nɔːˈstældʒə/
longing for something past
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
offeringsnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋz/
plural of “offering” — something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading Mixed with her pleasure in the daily offerings of her unknown lover, was the longing for the old home and gran’ther, and all the simple pleasures of the farm.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mixed with her pleasure in the daily offerings of her unknown lover, was the longing for the old home and gran’ther, and all the simple pleasures of the farm.
on one occasion
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Mixed with her pleasure in the daily offerings of her unknown lover, was the longing for the old home and gran’ther, and all the simple pleasures of the farm.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Mixed with her pleasure in the daily offerings of her unknown lover, was the longing for the old home and gran’ther, and all the simple pleasures of the farm.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading FOR EVA’S SAKE.
express in words
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Mixed with her pleasure in the daily offerings of her unknown lover, was the longing for the old home and gran’ther, and all the simple pleasures of the farm.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
spinster's
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From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
spitefuladjectiveUS /ˈspaɪtfəl/
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
not known
From this reading Mixed with her pleasure in the daily offerings of her unknown lover, was the longing for the old home and gran’ther, and all the simple pleasures of the farm.
wakefuladjective
carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mixed with her pleasure in the daily offerings of her unknown lover, was the longing for the old home and gran’ther, and all the simple pleasures of the farm.
waspishadjective
very irritable
From this reading There had been drawbacks, it is true, in the spinster’s waspish temper, and the spiteful envy of her cousins, but gran’ther’s love atoned for it all.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “Just to go home again and see gran’ther, and have him say he believed in me and loved me once more, I’d be willing to lay down my life the next moment!” little Eva sobbed to herself in the long, wakeful hours of the night before she ran away from the asylum.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
yearningnounUS /ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading With the first dawning of reason and memory had come a pathetic yearning for home--that strange malady, nostalgia, that sometimes breaks the heart.
