used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _"And what are words?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _"And what are words?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
bridaladjectiveUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
of or relating to a wedding
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
Bulwer
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From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
recognizable; marked
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
frothnounUS /frɔːθ/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
a young female
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
heaveverbUS /hiːv/
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
How
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From this reading How little these the silence of the soul oppress!
hungeringverbUS /ˈhʌŋɡərɪŋ/
-ing form of “hunger” — feel the need to eat
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading How little these the silence of the soul oppress!
lovableadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvəbəl/
having characteristics that attract love or affection
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
joined in matrimony
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
muteadjectiveUS /mjuːt/
expressed without speech
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
mysticadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstɪk/
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How little these the silence of the soul oppress!
on one occasion
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
oppressverbUS /əˈpres/
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading How little these the silence of the soul oppress!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
planetsnounUS /ˈplænəts/
plural of “planet” — (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
Roy
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From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading How little these the silence of the soul oppress!
in the near future
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading How little these the silence of the soul oppress!
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How little these the silence of the soul oppress!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading How little these the silence of the soul oppress!
tidesnounUS /taɪdz/
plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have decided not to wait, but to be married at once--as soon as she can get ready, and I a bit stronger--and go home for our bridal trip.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _"And what are words?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
belonging to which person
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
the words that are spoken
From this reading _"And what are words?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "I am coming home next month," wrote Roy, "with my wife--the very dearest, sweetest, most lovable and beautiful girl in the whole world.
yearningnounUS /ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Mere froth,--the foam and flower of seas whose hungering waters heave and press Against the planets and the sides of night,--mute, yearning, mystic tides!"_ Bulwer.
