adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
a state at a particular time
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
dearly loved
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
at any time
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
homagenounUS /ˈɑːmədʒ/
respectful deference
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at her portraits!
held dear
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
lovelinessnoun
the quality of being good looking and attractive
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
portraitsnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrəts/
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading Look at her portraits!
restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
carry out
From this reading Which shall we take?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
threescorenoun
a set with 3 times 20 members
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which shall we take?
which person or people
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading If my dear old grandmother should wish to be made “beautiful for ever”--_i.e._ to be restored--what condition of former loveliness shall we call back?
a late time of life
From this reading There are some who paid homage to her beauty at eighteen, some who loved her at thirty, and some who almost adored her at threescore years and ten.
