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v. Simple past tense and past participle of yearn.

"The reverend gentleman, however, had not been unobservant of the charms of other maidens with whom he had been brought in contact, so, it may be presumed that his heart had "yearned" in vain for them; or, peradventure, these had not played with him so dexterously, when once hooked, as did the fair"

yearned    yearning    yearns   

hold dear    cherish    care for    treasure   

yearned    yearning   

pain    grieve    vex    mourn    long    Lon   

Bern    Berne    Fern    Hearn    Herne    Kern    Laverne    Stern    Sterne    Verne   

crave    regret    anguish    longing    hunger    tenderness    loneliness    eagerness    aspiration    urge