perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading "Nay, let me speak," he said calmly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh! hush!" she cried.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
psychological suffering
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nay, let me speak," he said calmly.
how
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From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
hushverbUS /hʌʃ/
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading "Oh! hush!" she cried.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Nay, let me speak," he said calmly.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Nay, let me speak," he said calmly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay, let me speak," he said calmly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! hush!" she cried.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
prayedverbUS /preɪd/
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nay, let me speak," he said calmly.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh! hush!" she cried.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading She was silent.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
express in speech
From this reading "Nay, let me speak," he said calmly.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
tribulationnounUS /ˌtrɪbjəˈleɪʃən/
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
unbrotherly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
vowedverbUS /vaʊd/
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
at the time that
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I recalled that day when you bade me be friend and brother to you, and life seemed to be one blank despair.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I remembered how I prayed for strength, and how that strength came, how I vowed that I would be friend and brother to you and yours; and when the time of tribulation came was my act so unbrotherly in your distress?"