WORD OF THE DAY
absence
Her beautiful eyes no longer sparkled, and he was surprised to find he felt the absence of her warmth and liveliness.
It looked as if the Deans might have more time to themselves, even if Janet's absence meant they'd spend their leisure changing sheets and cleaning toilets.
It looked as if the Deans might have more time to themselves, even if Janet's absence meant they'd spend their leisure changing sheets and cleaning toilets.
He could depend on Carmen to take good care of the stallion in his absence, but the horse missed him – or maybe it was the other way around.
The second and even more singular fact was the absence of any inhabitant of this splendid place.
On reading that letter (she always read her husband's letters) Natasha herself suggested that he should go to Petersburg, though she would feel his absence very acutely.
Her features had gone from drawn and pale to glowing, the result of his return from Europe after an extended absence and the child growing in her womb.
He received formal leave of absence in January 1908, when he received the title of president of the board of customs. Both the Chinese and the British governments from time to time conferred honours upon Sir Robert Hart.