used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
acquiescencenounUS /ˌækwiˈesəns/
acceptance without protest
From this reading I think, too, she might have received them with a tender acquiescence.
(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 I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The starlight was mirrored in her dark eyes.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading Misty eyes, with great reaches of unfathomable space in their depths.
ecstasynounUS /ˈekstəsi/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The starlight was mirrored in her dark eyes.
a young female
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Misty eyes, with great reaches of unfathomable space in their depths.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
only a very short time before
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The starlight was mirrored in her dark eyes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
an instinctive motive
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The starlight was mirrored in her dark eyes.
incongruousadjectiveUS /ˌɪŋˈkɔːŋruːəs/
lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
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 I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _Unspoken Love_ Unspoken love!
lover'snounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I think, too, she might have received them with a tender acquiescence.
mirroredadjectiveUS /ˈmɪrərd/
like or characteristic of a mirror image
From this reading The starlight was mirrored in her dark eyes.
MistyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsti/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading Misty eyes, with great reaches of unfathomable space in their depths.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
protestationsnounUS /ˌproʊteˈsteɪʃənz/
plural of “protestation” — a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
reachesnounUS /ˈriːtʃəz/
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading Misty eyes, with great reaches of unfathomable space in their depths.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading I think, too, she might have received them with a tender acquiescence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think, too, she might have received them with a tender acquiescence.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Misty eyes, with great reaches of unfathomable space in their depths.
starlightnounUS /ˈstɑːrlaɪt/
the light of the stars
From this reading The starlight was mirrored in her dark eyes.
starlitadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrlɪt/
lighted only by stars
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading I think, too, she might have received them with a tender acquiescence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Misty eyes, with great reaches of unfathomable space in their depths.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I think, too, she might have received them with a tender acquiescence.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I think, too, she might have received them with a tender acquiescence.
unfathomableadjectiveUS /ənˈfæðəməbəl/
of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured
From this reading Misty eyes, with great reaches of unfathomable space in their depths.
UnspokenadjectiveUS /ənˈspoʊkən/
expressed without speech
From this reading _Unspoken Love_ Unspoken love!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The starlight was mirrored in her dark eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I think, too, she might have received them with a tender acquiescence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading I think if I had yielded to the impulse of my heart, I would have poured out all those protestations of a lover's ecstasy, incongruous here upon this starlit public deck, to a girl I hardly knew.
