used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All at once, one day something about me came upon you as a surprise: and how, except on the road to love, can there be surprises?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All at once, one day something about me came upon you as a surprise: and how, except on the road to love, can there be surprises?
(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 All at once, one day something about me came upon you as a surprise: and how, except on the road to love, can there be surprises?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All at once, one day something about me came upon you as a surprise: and how, except on the road to love, can there be surprises?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
dearly loved
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All at once, one day something about me came upon you as a surprise: and how, except on the road to love, can there be surprises?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
determine the number or amount of
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All at once, one day something about me came upon you as a surprise: and how, except on the road to love, can there be surprises?
dead-letter
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From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading You deny that I was: yet I know when you first really loved me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
apart from; not including
From this reading All at once, one day something about me came upon you as a surprise: and how, except on the road to love, can there be surprises?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
the literary culture
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
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 This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
held dear
From this reading You deny that I was: yet I know when you first really loved me.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
engage in
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All at once, one day something about me came upon you as a surprise: and how, except on the road to love, can there be surprises?
on one occasion
From this reading All at once, one day something about me came upon you as a surprise: and how, except on the road to love, can there be surprises?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading You deny that I was: yet I know when you first really loved me.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading All at once, one day something about me came upon you as a surprise: and how, except on the road to love, can there be surprises?
Identical; not different.
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading All at once, one day something about me came upon you as a surprise: and how, except on the road to love, can there be surprises?
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading All at once, one day something about me came upon you as a surprise: and how, except on the road to love, can there be surprises?
surprisesnounUS /sərˈpraɪzɪz/
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading All at once, one day something about me came upon you as a surprise: and how, except on the road to love, can there be surprises?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All at once, one day something about me came upon you as a surprise: and how, except on the road to love, can there be surprises?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
at the time that
From this reading You deny that I was: yet I know when you first really loved me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This is my confession: I told you I had one to make, and you laughed:--you did not know how serious it was--for to be in love with you long before you were in love with me--nothing can be more serious than that!
the act of creating written works
From this reading There are letters to you lying at love's dead-letter office in this same writing--so many, my memory has lost count of them!
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
but in spite of that
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Beloved: This is your first letter from me: yet it is not the first I have written to you.
