from one side of something to the other
From this reading The words pounded across Joan's mind over and over again.
anew
From this reading The words pounded across Joan's mind over and over again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "You have got your back against the wall, you have got to fight, you have got to fight, to fight!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "You have got your back against the wall, you have got to fight, you have got to fight, to fight!"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E. NESBIT.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "You have got your back against the wall, you have got to fight, you have got to fight, to fight!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You have got your back against the wall, you have got to fight, you have got to fight, to fight!"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have got your back against the wall, you have got to fight, you have got to fight, to fight!"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She struggled in obedience to their message against the waves of sleep that lapped her round.
Joan's
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From this reading The words pounded across Joan's mind over and over again.
lappedverbUS /læpt/
inflected form of “lap” — lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading She struggled in obedience to their message against the waves of sleep that lapped her round.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading She struggled in obedience to their message against the waves of sleep that lapped her round.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The words pounded across Joan's mind over and over again.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
NESBIT
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From this reading E. NESBIT.
not any; not one
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
obediencenounUS /oʊˈbiːdiəns/
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading She struggled in obedience to their message against the waves of sleep that lapped her round.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
offeringsnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋz/
plural of “offering” — something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The words pounded across Joan's mind over and over again.
poundedverbUS /ˈpaʊndɪd/
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading The words pounded across Joan's mind over and over again.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
requiteverb
make repayment for or return something
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She struggled in obedience to their message against the waves of sleep that lapped her round.
savourverb
have flavor; taste of something
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She struggled in obedience to their message against the waves of sleep that lapped her round.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She struggled in obedience to their message against the waves of sleep that lapped her round.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading She struggled in obedience to their message against the waves of sleep that lapped her round.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She struggled in obedience to their message against the waves of sleep that lapped her round.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have got your back against the wall, you have got to fight, you have got to fight, to fight!"
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "You have got your back against the wall, you have got to fight, you have got to fight, to fight!"
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading She struggled in obedience to their message against the waves of sleep that lapped her round.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With heart made empty of delight And hands that held no more fair things; I questioned her;--'What shall requite The savour of my offerings?'"
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words pounded across Joan's mind over and over again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have got your back against the wall, you have got to fight, you have got to fight, to fight!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have got your back against the wall, you have got to fight, you have got to fight, to fight!"
