(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 "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do we love each other like this?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Why do we love each other like this?
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
illimitableadjective
without limits in extent or size or quantity
From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
and nothing more
From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
prefer or wish to do something
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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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held dear
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
engage in
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
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take in marriage
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
a particular point in time
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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a human being
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questionedverbUS /ˈkwestʃənd/
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
not move; be in a resting position
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inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Men have loved me, and I hated them the moment they began to make love.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
the speaker together with one or more other people
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used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What _is_ it?" questioned Jean, as every lover has questioned since the days of Eve.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
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past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
yawningadjectiveUS /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading "What is it that makes the difference, the yawning, illimitable difference between just one person and all the rest of the world?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have seen hundreds of girls, but you have never wished to marry one.
