used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
declareverbUS /dɪˈkler/
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading I declare it's a shame.
don't
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From this reading "Oh, no--no--please don't, Mr. Rex.
echoingadjectiveUS /ˈekoʊɪŋ/
(of sounds) repeating by reflection
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
insultnounUS /ˌɪnˈsʌlt/
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
it's
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From this reading I declare it's a shame.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Oh, no--no--please don't, Mr. Rex.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no--no--please don't, Mr. Rex.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no--no--please don't, Mr. Rex.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Oh, no--no--please don't, Mr. Rex.
Pluma
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From this reading I shall tell Pluma so to-morrow."
Pluma's
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From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
RexnounUS /reks/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading I declare it's a shame.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
silveryadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlvəri/
resembling or reminiscent of silver
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I shall tell Pluma so to-morrow."
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
starlightnounUS /ˈstɑːrlaɪt/
the light of the stars
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
express in words
From this reading I shall tell Pluma so to-morrow."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
to-morrow
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From this reading I shall tell Pluma so to-morrow."
to-night
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From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
valenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
waltznounUS /wɔːlts/
an assured victory (especially in an election)
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
at the time that
From this reading I--I--had no right to waltz with you," sobbed Daisy, "when I knew you were Pluma's lover."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Daisy," said Rex, gently, as he led her away from the lights and the echoing music out into the starlight that shone with a soft, silvery radiance over hill and vale, "I shall never forgive myself for being the cause of the cruel insult you have been forced to endure to-night.
