used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LITTLE love story!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading This is what I am going to tell.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
banishverbUS /ˈbænɪʃ/
expel from a community or group
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
propose a payment
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
creationnounUS /kriˈeɪʃən/
the human act of creating
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
embracesnounUS /emˈbreɪsɪz/
plural of “embrace” — the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
the act of departing
From this reading This is what I am going to tell.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
holiestadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊliɪst/
superlative of “holy” — belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is what I am going to tell.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
intentionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈtentʃənz/
plural of “intention” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is what I am going to tell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A LITTLE love story!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A LITTLE love story!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
not any; not one
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
readsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
refrainverbUS /rɪˈfreɪn/
resist doing something
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
shockedadjectiveUS /ʃɑːkt/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A LITTLE love story!
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
tabooed
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From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
express in words
From this reading This is what I am going to tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
themenounUS /θiːm/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
thereat
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From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is what I am going to tell.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is what I am going to tell.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
precisely as stated
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This is what I am going to tell.
which person or people
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading They would bid an old wife and mother like me lay down her pen and refrain from using it on the sweetest theme that creation can furnish.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hope no one who reads this plain statement of my intentions will be shocked thereat, and close the book as though the subject ought to be tabooed in these pages.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Yet there are people, and good women amongst the number, who so little understand that love, if it be worthy of the name, means beauty and purity, and embraces the very holiest and best in our human nature, that they would banish the word from every story that is written for the young.
