used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
consider or hold as true
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
AuroranounUS /ərˈɔːrə/
the first light of day
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading NINTH BOOK.
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
ConstrainedadjectiveUS /kənˈstreɪnd/
lacking spontaneity; not natural
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
convictionsnounUS /kənˈvɪkʃənz/
plural of “conviction” — an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
detrimentnounUS /ˈdetrəmənt/
a damage or loss
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
divisible by two
From this reading EVEN thus.
at any time
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
foolsnounUS /fuːlz/
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
foullyadverb
in an unfair and insulting manner
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
fretsnounUS /frets/
plural of “fret” — agitation resulting from active worry
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
he'll
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From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
he's
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From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
LeighnounUS /liː/
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
NINTHnounUS /naɪnθ/
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading NINTH BOOK.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
by chance
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
prayedverbUS /preɪd/
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
repentverbUS /rɪˈpent/
turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
a lightweight cord
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
carry out
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
a special situation
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading EVEN thus.
up to a particular time
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
ungraciousadjective
lacking charm and good taste
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
Waldemar
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From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
at the time that
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
which person or people
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
produce a literary work
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
wrongedverbUS /rɔːŋd/
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
a late time of life
From this reading After years of love, Or what is called so,—when a woman frets And fools upon one string of a man’s name, And fingers it for ever till it breaks,— He may perhaps do for her such a thing, And she accept it without detriment Although she should not love him any more.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
You've
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From this reading And I, who do not love him, nor love you, Nor you, Aurora,—choose you shall repent Your most ungracious letter, and confess, Constrained by his convictions, (he’s convinced) You’ve wronged me foully.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I pause to write it out at length, The letter of the Lady Waldemar.— ‘I prayed your cousin Leigh to take you this, He says he’ll do it.
