Ah
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From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
(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 It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
cheatverbUS /tʃiːt/
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
despisedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspaɪzd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
how
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From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
imaginesnounUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənz/
plural of “imago” — (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
Liane
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From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
the force of workers available
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
no person; not anyone
From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
recogniseverbUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/
show approval or appreciation of
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
