used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Did she stick a little bejewelled gold pin into you?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
how long something has existed
From this reading She made me feel quite the age I had left behind me in Vienna."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
for the reason that
From this reading "Because she wasn't you, I suppose.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She made me feel quite the age I had left behind me in Vienna."
bejewelled
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From this reading Did she stick a little bejewelled gold pin into you?"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did she stick a little bejewelled gold pin into you?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Only with her eyes.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading She made me feel quite the age I had left behind me in Vienna."
coins made of gold
From this reading Did she stick a little bejewelled gold pin into you?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She made me feel quite the age I had left behind me in Vienna."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Only with her eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Because she wasn't you, I suppose.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She made me feel quite the age I had left behind me in Vienna."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Did she stick a little bejewelled gold pin into you?"
irresistiblyadverbUS /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbli/
incapable of being resisted
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She made me feel quite the age I had left behind me in Vienna."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Did she stick a little bejewelled gold pin into you?"
for more time
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made me feel quite the age I had left behind me in Vienna."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She made me feel quite the age I had left behind me in Vienna."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
and nothing more
From this reading "Only with her eyes.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
pinverbUS /pɪn/
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading Did she stick a little bejewelled gold pin into you?"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She made me feel quite the age I had left behind me in Vienna."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Because she wasn't you, I suppose.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Did she stick a little bejewelled gold pin into you?"
express a supposition
From this reading "Because she wasn't you, I suppose.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She made me feel quite the age I had left behind me in Vienna."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
ViennanounUS /viˈenə/
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading She made me feel quite the age I had left behind me in Vienna."
wasn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because she wasn't you, I suppose.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Only with her eyes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And then she asked irresistibly, "Do you think you would have fallen in love with me, after a much longer and better opportunity to know me, if you--if we had met in Vienna before that time?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Because she wasn't you, I suppose.
