used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
anew
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, but I know you will not; you cannot.
(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 “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Your breath was trembling and your eyes were like stars!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ah, but I know you will not; you cannot.
cannot
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From this reading Ah, but I know you will not; you cannot.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Your breath was trembling and your eyes were like stars!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Ah, but I know you will not; you cannot.
the literary culture
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Your breath was trembling and your eyes were like stars!
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
a particular point in time
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
and nothing more
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
To recall to mind.
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Your breath was trembling and your eyes were like stars!
express in words
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
throbbed
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From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
a shaky motion
From this reading Your breath was trembling and your eyes were like stars!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
at the time that
From this reading _You do!_ I have that one moment to remember when I held you in my arms, when your throat throbbed against my cheek, when your lips were on mine, when your arms went up around my head, and when I could feel your heart beating quick against me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Only tell me what your letters have not, that you do not love me--that you were mistaken--that it was all a folly, a madness--and I will never ask again!
