used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading All the world was Adam once, with Eve by his side."
(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's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
angelicadjectiveUS /ˌænˈdʒelɪk/
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
From this reading The light in her eyes is angelic.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
aye
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From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
the two together, not just one
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All the world was Adam once, with Eve by his side."
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
(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 All the world was Adam once, with Eve by his side."
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The light in her eyes is angelic.
failsverbUS /feɪlz/
third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Just now, however, he fails her, for the moment only, however.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The light in her eyes is angelic.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All the world was Adam once, with Eve by his side."
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Just now, however, he fails her, for the moment only, however.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The light in her eyes is angelic.
It's
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From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
and nothing more
From this reading Just now, however, he fails her, for the moment only, however.
set down according to a plan
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
laverock
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From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The light in her eyes is angelic.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
a particular point in time
From this reading Just now, however, he fails her, for the moment only, however.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Just now, however, he fails her, for the moment only, however.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
on one occasion
From this reading All the world was Adam once, with Eve by his side."
and nothing more
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
provocationnounUS /ˌprɑːvəˈkeɪʃən/
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading All the world was Adam once, with Eve by his side."
deliver by singing
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
smallestadjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːləst/
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
carry out
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She has laid her hands upon both her husband's arms, as if expecting him to take her into them, as he always does only too gladly on the smallest provocation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the world was Adam once, with Eve by his side."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the world was Adam once, with Eve by his side."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "It's we two, it's we two, it's we two for aye, All the world and we two, and Heaven be our stay, Like a laverock in the lift, sing, O bonny bride!
