make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
ardentadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrdənt/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading MORE BITTER THAN DEATH.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
DaintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
dearly loved
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading MORE BITTER THAN DEATH.
deceiveverbUS /dɪˈsiːv/
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
divisible by two
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
immediately past
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
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 "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE BITTER THAN DEATH.
mournverbUS /mɔːrn/
feel sadness
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
not any; not one
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading MORE BITTER THAN DEATH.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
there's
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From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Not even hope could now deceive me, Life itself looks dark and cold; Oh, thou never more canst give me One dear smile like those of old!"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
a shaky motion
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
precisely as stated
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
vowverbUS /vaʊ/
make a vow; promise
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was two long, weary months since the first day of August, and what might not have happened in that time?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dainty dragged her trembling limbs as fast as her strength would permit toward the great house, lifting her large blue eyes eagerly up to the windows in search of some familiar face, though hope was very weak in her trembling heart.
but in spite of that
From this reading "No--there's nothing left us now But to mourn the past; Vain was every ardent vow-- Never yet did Heaven allow Love so warm, so wild to last.
