used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Not that Edgar put on any frills about it.
(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 And that was more thrilling than all the rest put together.
Amory
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From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that was more thrilling than all the rest put together.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Not that Edgar put on any frills about it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading On the contrary.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
EdgarnounUS /ˈedɡər/
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading Not that Edgar put on any frills about it.
divisible by two
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
frillsnounUS /frɪlz/
plural of “frill” — (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs
From this reading Not that Edgar put on any frills about it.
frustrateverbUS /ˈfrʌstreɪt/
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
heroicadjectiveUS /hɪˈroʊɪk/
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
how
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From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
held up in the air
From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And that was more thrilling than all the rest put together.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that Edgar put on any frills about it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not that Edgar put on any frills about it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And that was more thrilling than all the rest put together.
regionsnounUS /ˈriːdʒənz/
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
relentlessadjectiveUS /rɪˈlentlɪs/
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading And that was more thrilling than all the rest put together.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And that was more thrilling than all the rest put together.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that was more thrilling than all the rest put together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And that was more thrilling than all the rest put together.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
thrillingadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading And that was more thrilling than all the rest put together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading And that was more thrilling than all the rest put together.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that was more thrilling than all the rest put together.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As he had talked there had come over Amory a sense of what his love must be if nothing but his relentless sense of duty could frustrate it even for a day.
in or at the place that
From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It lifted their whole relation exactly where she had tried to put it without knowing how to put it there--into the regions of the heroic.
