used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Is there a possibility--I love you very deeply," he added.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Is there a possibility--I love you very deeply," he added.
anew
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She drew her hands from his, and covered her face; she was weeping.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, cold and indifferent as Florence considered him, his voice was broken.
beggarnounUS /ˈbeɡər/
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading And, cold and indifferent as Florence considered him, his voice was broken.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
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 And, cold and indifferent as Florence considered him, his voice was broken.
carefully weighed
From this reading And, cold and indifferent as Florence considered him, his voice was broken.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading She drew her hands from his, and covered her face; she was weeping.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading "Is there a possibility--I love you very deeply," he added.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She drew her hands from his, and covered her face; she was weeping.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She drew her hands from his, and covered her face; she was weeping.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading And, cold and indifferent as Florence considered him, his voice was broken.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She drew her hands from his, and covered her face; she was weeping.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
golcondanounUS /ɡɑːlˈkɑːndə/
a source of great wealth (especially a mine)
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She drew her hands from his, and covered her face; she was weeping.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is it too late?" he whispered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She drew her hands from his, and covered her face; she was weeping.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, cold and indifferent as Florence considered him, his voice was broken.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She drew her hands from his, and covered her face; she was weeping.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Is there a possibility--I love you very deeply," he added.
indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading And, cold and indifferent as Florence considered him, his voice was broken.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it too late?" he whispered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it too late?" he whispered.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "Is it too late?" he whispered.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Is there a possibility--I love you very deeply," he added.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
a future prospect or potential
From this reading "Is there a possibility--I love you very deeply," he added.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She drew her hands from his, and covered her face; she was weeping.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Is there a possibility--I love you very deeply," he added.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Is it too late?" he whispered.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Is there a possibility--I love you very deeply," he added.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And, cold and indifferent as Florence considered him, his voice was broken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She drew her hands from his, and covered her face; she was weeping.
showing sorrow
From this reading She drew her hands from his, and covered her face; she was weeping.
at the time that
From this reading * * * * * When they came round to the ray again, he gave the blind beggar all the small change he had about him; the old man thought it was a paper golconda.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Is it too late?" he whispered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is there a possibility--I love you very deeply," he added.
