used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
anew
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I feel as if I never want to be kissed again, and I don't want any love-making.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don't want to be kissed, Tony," Myra objected, when her lover tried to embrace her.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
CarlosnounUS /ˈkɑːrloʊs/
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
don't
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From this reading "I don't want to be kissed, Tony," Myra objected, when her lover tried to embrace her.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading "I don't want to be kissed, Tony," Myra objected, when her lover tried to embrace her.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I feel as if I never want to be kissed again, and I don't want any love-making.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
fiancenounUS /fiˈɑːnseɪ/
a man who is engaged to be married
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't want to be kissed, Tony," Myra objected, when her lover tried to embrace her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I feel as if I never want to be kissed again, and I don't want any love-making.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading "I don't want to be kissed, Tony," Myra objected, when her lover tried to embrace her.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
go away from a place
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
the act of departing
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
love-making
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From this reading "I feel as if I never want to be kissed again, and I don't want any love-making.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading "I don't want to be kissed, Tony," Myra objected, when her lover tried to embrace her.
engage in
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leave me alone!"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
Myra
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From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I feel as if I never want to be kissed again, and I don't want any love-making.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
objectedverbUS /əbˈdʒektəd/
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading "I don't want to be kissed, Tony," Myra objected, when her lover tried to embrace her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
sentimentaladjectiveUS /ˌsentəˈmentəl/
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
in the near future
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
not in physical motion
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
express in words
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
Tony
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From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "I don't want to be kissed, Tony," Myra objected, when her lover tried to embrace her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I don't want to be kissed, Tony," Myra objected, when her lover tried to embrace her.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
at the time that
From this reading "I don't want to be kissed, Tony," Myra objected, when her lover tried to embrace her.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Don Carlos took his leave a few minutes later, leaving Myra and Tony alone together, and again Myra could not make up her mind whether or not to tell her fiance what had happened.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It happened that Tony, as soon as they were alone, became particularly sentimental and wanted to kiss her--a fact which somehow seemed to make the situation still more difficult and complicated.
