used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Nonsense," said Kate, "I am not going to stand that, you know."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When those two are married, you and I shall live together and be quite happy."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When those two are married, you and I shall live together and be quite happy."
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
the act of departing
From this reading "Nonsense," said Kate, "I am not going to stand that, you know."
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading When those two are married, you and I shall live together and be quite happy."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She spoke in the oddest of her many odd ways.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Nonsense," said Kate, "I am not going to stand that, you know."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She spoke in the oddest of her many odd ways.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
Kate
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From this reading "Nonsense," said Kate, "I am not going to stand that, you know."
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 looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Nonsense," said Kate, "I am not going to stand that, you know."
immediately past
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading When those two are married, you and I shall live together and be quite happy."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She spoke in the oddest of her many odd ways.
joined in matrimony
From this reading When those two are married, you and I shall live together and be quite happy."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Nonsense," said Kate, "I am not going to stand that, you know."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Nonsense," said Kate, "I am not going to stand that, you know."
not divisible by two
From this reading She spoke in the oddest of her many odd ways.
oddestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəst/
superlative of “odd” — not divisible by two
From this reading She spoke in the oddest of her many odd ways.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She spoke in the oddest of her many odd ways.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading When those two are married, you and I shall live together and be quite happy."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nonsense," said Kate, "I am not going to stand that, you know."
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When those two are married, you and I shall live together and be quite happy."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spoke in the oddest of her many odd ways.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She spoke in the oddest of her many odd ways.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Nonsense," said Kate, "I am not going to stand that, you know."
carry out
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nonsense," said Kate, "I am not going to stand that, you know."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She spoke in the oddest of her many odd ways.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
a special situation
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When those two are married, you and I shall live together and be quite happy."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nonsense," said Kate, "I am not going to stand that, you know."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading When those two are married, you and I shall live together and be quite happy."
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When those two are married, you and I shall live together and be quite happy."
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading She spoke in the oddest of her many odd ways.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
at the time that
From this reading When those two are married, you and I shall live together and be quite happy."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I looked up--her bright eyes were glittering--she passed her arm around me, made me lay my head on her shoulder, and kissed me with unusual tenderness.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nonsense," said Kate, "I am not going to stand that, you know."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Poor little thing!" she said, gently, "your troubles begin early, and yet, take my word for it, they will not last nor seem so severe after a time.
