the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
beechnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had that ride upon Icon set her free from trammels in which she had been hitherto immeshed?
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
the two together, not just one
From this reading As she reached him, he took both her hands, so that she should not kneel.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
cloistersnounUS /ˈklɔɪstərz/
plural of “cloister” — residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
From this reading He saw her coming through the sunlit cloisters.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He saw her coming through the sunlit cloisters.
intentionally conceived
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
FAILETH
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From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Had that ride upon Icon set her free from trammels in which she had been hitherto immeshed?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading As she reached him, he took both her hands, so that she should not kneel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw her coming through the sunlit cloisters.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw her coming through the sunlit cloisters.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading Had that ride upon Icon set her free from trammels in which she had been hitherto immeshed?
IconnounUS /ˈaɪkɑːn/
(computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
From this reading Had that ride upon Icon set her free from trammels in which she had been hitherto immeshed?
immeshed
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From this reading Had that ride upon Icon set her free from trammels in which she had been hitherto immeshed?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
indefinableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl/
not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
kneelverbUS /niːl/
rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading As she reached him, he took both her hands, so that she should not kneel.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As she reached him, he took both her hands, so that she should not kneel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
on one occasion
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
peanounUS /piː/
seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
Prioressnoun
the superior of a group of nuns
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As she reached him, he took both her hands, so that she should not kneel.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Had that ride upon Icon set her free from trammels in which she had been hitherto immeshed?
robinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw her coming through the sunlit cloisters.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Had that ride upon Icon set her free from trammels in which she had been hitherto immeshed?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As she reached him, he took both her hands, so that she should not kneel.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As she reached him, he took both her hands, so that she should not kneel.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
sunlitadjectiveUS /ˈsʌnlɪt/
lighted by sunlight
From this reading He saw her coming through the sunlit cloisters.
in a swift manner
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He saw her coming through the sunlit cloisters.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As she reached him, he took both her hands, so that she should not kneel.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
trammels
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From this reading Had that ride upon Icon set her free from trammels in which she had been hitherto immeshed?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Had that ride upon Icon set her free from trammels in which she had been hitherto immeshed?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she moved down the steps, and came swiftly toward him, he was conscious at once of an indefinable change in her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading LOVE NEVER FAILETH The Bishop awaited the Prioress on that stone seat under the beech, from which the robin had carried off the pea.
