used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
any person at all
From this reading I never mentioned my one-day romance to anybody.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
BeckettnounUS /ˈbekɪt/
a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989)
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
BelgianadjectiveUS /ˈbeldʒən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
the two together, not just one
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
Brian
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From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
cathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
CrucifixnounUS /ˈkruːsəfɪks/
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If you and he meet, it may make it easier for him to forgive me the thing I have done.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
easieradjectiveUS /ˈiːziər/
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading If you and he meet, it may make it easier for him to forgive me the thing I have done.
episodenounUS /ˈepəsoʊd/
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
flatterverbUS /ˈflætər/
praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading If you and he meet, it may make it easier for him to forgive me the thing I have done.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If you and he meet, it may make it easier for him to forgive me the thing I have done.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you and he meet, it may make it easier for him to forgive me the thing I have done.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never mentioned my one-day romance to anybody.
I'm
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From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you and he meet, it may make it easier for him to forgive me the thing I have done.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
JimmyverbUS /ˈdʒɪmi/
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
engage in
From this reading If you and he meet, it may make it easier for him to forgive me the thing I have done.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If you and he meet, it may make it easier for him to forgive me the thing I have done.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you and he meet, it may make it easier for him to forgive me the thing I have done.
come together
From this reading If you and he meet, it may make it easier for him to forgive me the thing I have done.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading I never mentioned my one-day romance to anybody.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I never mentioned my one-day romance to anybody.
of an obscure nature
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never mentioned my one-day romance to anybody.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
one-day
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From this reading I never mentioned my one-day romance to anybody.
and nothing more
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading I never mentioned my one-day romance to anybody.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
sentimentaladjectiveUS /ˌsentəˈmentəl/
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
not in physical motion
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
express in words
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
a special situation
From this reading If you and he meet, it may make it easier for him to forgive me the thing I have done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I never mentioned my one-day romance to anybody.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
precisely as stated
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
at the time that
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Only very silly, sentimental girls would put such an episode into words, and flatter themselves by calling it a romance.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading When Brian and I were having that great summer holiday of ours, the year before the war--one day we were in a delicious village near a cathedral town on the Belgian border.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But now that you and Jimmy Beckett have both given your lives for the great cause, and are in the same mysterious Beyond while I'm still down here at Crucifix Corner, I can tell you the story.
