the state of being absent
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
AFARadverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
allusionnounUS /əˈluːʒən/
passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading Her father made no more allusion to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
have
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
bracedadjectiveUS /breɪst/
positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading He was losing heart to contend with his children.
collisionnounUS /kəˈlɪʒən/
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
contendverbUS /kənˈtend/
maintain or assert
From this reading He was losing heart to contend with his children.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
despoticadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɑːtɪk/
belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
easieradjectiveUS /ˈiːziər/
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
a movement into or inward
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
Esther's
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From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
fathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
governednounUS /ˈɡʌvərnd/
the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He was losing heart to contend with his children.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was losing heart to contend with his children.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her father made no more allusion to it.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading He was losing heart to contend with his children.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
MIKEnounUS /maɪk/
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
Mike'snounUS /maɪks/
possessive form of “mike” — device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Her father made no more allusion to it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
not any; not one
From this reading Her father made no more allusion to it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
on one occasion
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
an amount of time
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
proclamationnounUS /ˌprɑːkləˈmeɪʃən/
a formal public statement
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
warningsnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋz/
plural of “warning” — a message informing of danger
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
at the time that
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
in or at the place that
From this reading He was entering that period when fathers, however despotic, content themselves with protest, where once they have governed by royal proclamation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MIKE AFAR This collision with her father braced up Esther's nerves, and made Mike's absence easier to bear.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They must go their own ways--though it must not be without occasional severe and solemn warnings on his part.
