used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A cold chill seemed to creep to my heart at these words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A cold chill seemed to creep to my heart at these words.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The Bishop rose with me, and began to counsel forgiveness.
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 Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
bruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading A cold chill seemed to creep to my heart at these words.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading A cold chill seemed to creep to my heart at these words.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading The Bishop rose with me, and began to counsel forgiveness.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading A cold chill seemed to creep to my heart at these words.
dearly loved
From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
don't
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From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
divisible by two
From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
forgivenessnounUS /fərˈɡɪvnəs/
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
From this reading The Bishop rose with me, and began to counsel forgiveness.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I rose to go.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
haven't
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From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A cold chill seemed to creep to my heart at these words.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I rose to go.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
isn't
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From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Bishop rose with me, and began to counsel forgiveness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A cold chill seemed to creep to my heart at these words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading I rose to go.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
express in words
From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A cold chill seemed to creep to my heart at these words.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
a state of acute pain
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A cold chill seemed to creep to my heart at these words.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A cold chill seemed to creep to my heart at these words.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Was it the lost opportunity the Bishop was thinking of, instead of the suffering woman with her bruised and bleeding soul?
the words that are spoken
From this reading A cold chill seemed to creep to my heart at these words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Even if you _have_ suffered injury, dear lady," he said--"I don't say you haven't--isn't it possible to forgive?
