used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
BARGAINnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡən/
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
have
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
travel across or pass over
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
crucifiedverbUS /ˈkruːsəfaɪd/
inflected form of “crucify” — kill by nailing onto a cross
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
the act of departing
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
an act that fails
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
ferventlyadverbUS /ˈfɜːrvəntli/
with passionate fervor
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
half-hournounUS /ˈhæfaʊər/
a half of an hour
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
imagesnounUS /ˈɪmədʒəz/
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then reaction set in.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
orisons
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From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
prayedverbUS /preɪd/
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
prie-Dieunoun
low bench for kneeling on
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
prostrateverbUS /ˈprɑːstreɪt/
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
reactionnounUS /riˈækʃən/
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading And then reaction set in.
resignationnounUS /ˌrezəɡˈneɪʃən/
acceptance of despair
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And then reaction set in.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
not in physical motion
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
carry out
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then reaction set in.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
WessexnounUS /ˈwesəks/
a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
