used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
afeardadjective
a pronunciation of afraid
From this reading Master Tom!” said Darby, “don't be afeard; it'll never do you harm, all she said.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
(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 Master Tom!” said Darby, “don't be afeard; it'll never do you harm, all she said.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Master Tom!” said Darby, “don't be afeard; it'll never do you harm, all she said.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I made the sign of the cross on the road between you and her with the end of my stick, and you 're safe enough this time.
the two together, not just one
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
terminate
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
CANNOT
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, come.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
travel across or pass over
From this reading I made the sign of the cross on the road between you and her with the end of my stick, and you 're safe enough this time.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
Darby
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Master Tom!” said Darby, “don't be afeard; it'll never do you harm, all she said.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Master Tom!” said Darby, “don't be afeard; it'll never do you harm, all she said.
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Master Tom!” said Darby, “don't be afeard; it'll never do you harm, all she said.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I made the sign of the cross on the road between you and her with the end of my stick, and you 're safe enough this time.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I made the sign of the cross on the road between you and her with the end of my stick, and you 're safe enough this time.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Master Tom!” said Darby, “don't be afeard; it'll never do you harm, all she said.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I made the sign of the cross on the road between you and her with the end of my stick, and you 're safe enough this time.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
provoking horror
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
imprecationnoun
the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
it'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Master Tom!” said Darby, “don't be afeard; it'll never do you harm, all she said.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made the sign of the cross on the road between you and her with the end of my stick, and you 're safe enough this time.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Master Tom!” said Darby, “don't be afeard; it'll never do you harm, all she said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Master Tom!” said Darby, “don't be afeard; it'll never do you harm, all she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I made the sign of the cross on the road between you and her with the end of my stick, and you 're safe enough this time.
outcastnounUS /ˈaʊtkæst/
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
overwhelmverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelm/
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
renounUS /reɪ/
a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
From this reading I made the sign of the cross on the road between you and her with the end of my stick, and you 're safe enough this time.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading I made the sign of the cross on the road between you and her with the end of my stick, and you 're safe enough this time.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading I made the sign of the cross on the road between you and her with the end of my stick, and you 're safe enough this time.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Master Tom!” said Darby, “don't be afeard; it'll never do you harm, all she said.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Master Tom!” said Darby, “don't be afeard; it'll never do you harm, all she said.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading I made the sign of the cross on the road between you and her with the end of my stick, and you 're safe enough this time.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading I made the sign of the cross on the road between you and her with the end of my stick, and you 're safe enough this time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I made the sign of the cross on the road between you and her with the end of my stick, and you 're safe enough this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
male cat
From this reading Master Tom!” said Darby, “don't be afeard; it'll never do you harm, all she said.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
communicated in words
From this reading I CANNOT deny it,--the horrible imprecation I had heard uttered against me seemed to fill up the cup of my misery.
precisely as stated
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
nonexistent
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
wretchednessnoun
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading An outcast, without home, without a friend, this alone was wanting to overwhelm me with very wretchedness; and as I covered my face with both hands, I thought my heart would break.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Master Tom!” said Darby, “don't be afeard; it'll never do you harm, all she said.
