used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
anew
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
boisterousadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪstərəs/
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
a youthful male person
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I lived,” she said, “most of the time quite comfortably by the effort of my needle.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading “I lived,” she said, “most of the time quite comfortably by the effort of my needle.
without stop or interruption
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “I lived,” she said, “most of the time quite comfortably by the effort of my needle.
Ellerton
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From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
how
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From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “My love, your story was rather unceremoniously interrupted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
listenernounUS /ˈlɪsənər/
someone who listens attentively
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I lived,” she said, “most of the time quite comfortably by the effort of my needle.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “My love, your story was rather unceremoniously interrupted.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “I lived,” she said, “most of the time quite comfortably by the effort of my needle.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My love, your story was rather unceremoniously interrupted.
needlenounUS /ˈniːdəl/
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “I lived,” she said, “most of the time quite comfortably by the effort of my needle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I lived,” she said, “most of the time quite comfortably by the effort of my needle.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “I lived,” she said, “most of the time quite comfortably by the effort of my needle.
Ralph's
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From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
raptadjectiveUS /ræpt/
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
on the contrary
From this reading “My love, your story was rather unceremoniously interrupted.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
the act of searching for something
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “My love, your story was rather unceremoniously interrupted.
subsidedverbUS /səbˈsaɪdɪd/
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I lived,” she said, “most of the time quite comfortably by the effort of my needle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
unceremoniouslyadverbUS /ˌʌnserəˈmoʊniəsli/
in an unceremonious manner
From this reading “My love, your story was rather unceremoniously interrupted.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My love, your story was rather unceremoniously interrupted.
at the time that
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading When their boisterous joy had subsided a little, Alfred Ellerton turned again to his wife and said:
the words that are spoken
From this reading There was a tenderness in his voice, as he pronounced the words “our boy,” that brought the tears to Ralph’s eyes, and, seeking his mother’s side again, he remained a rapt listener while she continued her tale.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
a late time of life
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you feel equal to it, I would like to hear how you spent all those long years, after you gave up our boy.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My love, your story was rather unceremoniously interrupted.
