used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
(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 Finally she spoke: "George, I love you with all my heart, and I don't see how I can ever love any one else but you.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "That's not it," he insisted stubbornly; "I hate going on alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Finally she spoke: "George, I love you with all my heart, and I don't see how I can ever love any one else but you.
any thing at all
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
for the reason that
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
don't
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From this reading Finally she spoke: "George, I love you with all my heart, and I don't see how I can ever love any one else but you.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
else
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From this reading Finally she spoke: "George, I love you with all my heart, and I don't see how I can ever love any one else but you.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
at any time
From this reading Finally she spoke: "George, I love you with all my heart, and I don't see how I can ever love any one else but you.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally she spoke: "George, I love you with all my heart, and I don't see how I can ever love any one else but you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Finally she spoke: "George, I love you with all my heart, and I don't see how I can ever love any one else but you.
the act of departing
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's not it," he insisted stubbornly; "I hate going on alone.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Finally she spoke: "George, I love you with all my heart, and I don't see how I can ever love any one else but you.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
how
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From this reading Finally she spoke: "George, I love you with all my heart, and I don't see how I can ever love any one else but you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's not it," he insisted stubbornly; "I hate going on alone.
I'm
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From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "That's not it," he insisted stubbornly; "I hate going on alone.
insurancenounUS /ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns/
promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
immediately past
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Finally she spoke: "George, I love you with all my heart, and I don't see how I can ever love any one else but you.
engage in
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
take in marriage
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
miserablyadverbUS /ˈmɪzərəbli/
in a miserable manner
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Finally she spoke: "George, I love you with all my heart, and I don't see how I can ever love any one else but you.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
not any; not one
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That's not it," he insisted stubbornly; "I hate going on alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Finally she spoke: "George, I love you with all my heart, and I don't see how I can ever love any one else but you.
and nothing more
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Finally she spoke: "George, I love you with all my heart, and I don't see how I can ever love any one else but you.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
marked by absence of sound
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Finally she spoke: "George, I love you with all my heart, and I don't see how I can ever love any one else but you.
stubbornlyadverbUS /ˈstʌbərnli/
in a stubborn unregenerate manner
From this reading "That's not it," he insisted stubbornly; "I hate going on alone.
carry out
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
That's
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From this reading "That's not it," he insisted stubbornly; "I hate going on alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
There's
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From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
the act of using
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
in the company of; together with
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
worryingnounUS /ˈwɜːriɪŋ/
the act of harassing someone
From this reading If you'll marry me and come with me and take a chance with me, I can make good at anything, but not while I'm worrying about you down here."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was silent a long time before she answered, not thinking--for she had seen the end--but only waiting, because she knew that every word would seem more cruel than the last.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
you'll
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From this reading "There's no use going on," she said miserably, "you know you hate the insurance business, and you'll never do well in it."
