(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 Oh, if we could only just be lovers until all this dreadful uncertainty is past!
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading As she sat alone in her misery she heard Walcott take his departure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm sure it would come out all right, and I would gladly wait years for him, if only he would let me!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she sat alone in her misery she heard Walcott take his departure.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, if we could only just be lovers until all this dreadful uncertainty is past!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "If he would stay by me the creature would not dare make love to me.
can't
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From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I'm sure it would come out all right, and I would gladly wait years for him, if only he would let me!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Oh, if we could only just be lovers until all this dreadful uncertainty is past!
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "If he would stay by me the creature would not dare make love to me.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "If he would stay by me the creature would not dare make love to me.
the act of departing
From this reading As she sat alone in her misery she heard Walcott take his departure.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Oh, if we could only just be lovers until all this dreadful uncertainty is past!
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'm sure it would come out all right, and I would gladly wait years for him, if only he would let me!"
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading I'm sure it would come out all right, and I would gladly wait years for him, if only he would let me!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As she sat alone in her misery she heard Walcott take his departure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she sat alone in her misery she heard Walcott take his departure.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm sure it would come out all right, and I would gladly wait years for him, if only he would let me!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As she sat alone in her misery she heard Walcott take his departure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
I'm
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From this reading I'm sure it would come out all right, and I would gladly wait years for him, if only he would let me!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he would stay by me the creature would not dare make love to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As she sat alone in her misery she heard Walcott take his departure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, if we could only just be lovers until all this dreadful uncertainty is past!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm sure it would come out all right, and I would gladly wait years for him, if only he would let me!"
and nothing more
From this reading Oh, if we could only just be lovers until all this dreadful uncertainty is past!
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
go away from a place
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I'm sure it would come out all right, and I would gladly wait years for him, if only he would let me!"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "If he would stay by me the creature would not dare make love to me.
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Oh, if we could only just be lovers until all this dreadful uncertainty is past!
engage in
From this reading "If he would stay by me the creature would not dare make love to me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading As she sat alone in her misery she heard Walcott take his departure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If he would stay by me the creature would not dare make love to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, if we could only just be lovers until all this dreadful uncertainty is past!
and nothing more
From this reading Oh, if we could only just be lovers until all this dreadful uncertainty is past!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I'm sure it would come out all right, and I would gladly wait years for him, if only he would let me!"
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Oh, if we could only just be lovers until all this dreadful uncertainty is past!
precisely, exactly
From this reading I'm sure it would come out all right, and I would gladly wait years for him, if only he would let me!"
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading As she sat alone in her misery she heard Walcott take his departure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
soliloquized
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From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
sorrowfullyadverb
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "If he would stay by me the creature would not dare make love to me.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I'm sure it would come out all right, and I would gladly wait years for him, if only he would let me!"
carry out
From this reading As she sat alone in her misery she heard Walcott take his departure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh, if we could only just be lovers until all this dreadful uncertainty is past!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If he would stay by me the creature would not dare make love to me.
uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading Oh, if we could only just be lovers until all this dreadful uncertainty is past!
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Oh, if we could only just be lovers until all this dreadful uncertainty is past!
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I'm sure it would come out all right, and I would gladly wait years for him, if only he would let me!"
Walcott
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From this reading As she sat alone in her misery she heard Walcott take his departure.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Oh, if we could only just be lovers until all this dreadful uncertainty is past!
at the time that
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why does he leave me when he knows I can't endure the sight of that man?" she soliloquized, sorrowfully.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If he would stay by me the creature would not dare make love to me.
a late time of life
From this reading I'm sure it would come out all right, and I would gladly wait years for him, if only he would let me!"
