used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
the state of being absent
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading The love of Cuckoo, perhaps naturally, was to his fine nature a thing of no account, or even of ill account.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
angrilyadverbUS /ˈæŋɡrəli/
with anger
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, his look and manner faintly said so to Julian.
behaveverbUS /bɪˈheɪv/
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
CuckoonounUS /ˈkʌkuː/
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
From this reading The love of Cuckoo, perhaps naturally, was to his fine nature a thing of no account, or even of ill account.
Cuckoo'snounUS /ˈkuːkuːz/
possessive form of “cuckoo” — a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
any strong feeling
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
divisible by two
From this reading The love of Cuckoo, perhaps naturally, was to his fine nature a thing of no account, or even of ill account.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading At least, his look and manner faintly said so to Julian.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The love of Cuckoo, perhaps naturally, was to his fine nature a thing of no account, or even of ill account.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
fragmentaryadjectiveUS /ˈfræɡmənteri/
consisting of small disconnected parts
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
a young female
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The love of Cuckoo, perhaps naturally, was to his fine nature a thing of no account, or even of ill account.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
JuliannounUS /ˈdʒuːliən/
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
conformity or harmony
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least, his look and manner faintly said so to Julian.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At least, his look and manner faintly said so to Julian.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The love of Cuckoo, perhaps naturally, was to his fine nature a thing of no account, or even of ill account.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
Monico
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From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
as might be expected
From this reading The love of Cuckoo, perhaps naturally, was to his fine nature a thing of no account, or even of ill account.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading The love of Cuckoo, perhaps naturally, was to his fine nature a thing of no account, or even of ill account.
not any; not one
From this reading The love of Cuckoo, perhaps naturally, was to his fine nature a thing of no account, or even of ill account.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
by chance
From this reading The love of Cuckoo, perhaps naturally, was to his fine nature a thing of no account, or even of ill account.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
sermonnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At least, his look and manner faintly said so to Julian.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
a special situation
From this reading The love of Cuckoo, perhaps naturally, was to his fine nature a thing of no account, or even of ill account.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
ValentinenounUS /ˈvæləntaɪn/
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
vexationnoun
anger produced by some annoying irritation
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The love of Cuckoo, perhaps naturally, was to his fine nature a thing of no account, or even of ill account.
at the time that
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Valentine spoke without any emotion or sympathy, and the absence of feeling from his voice seemed almost to bring a certain slight vexation into his manner.
WOMAN'SnounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
wouldn't
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From this reading "But if she loves me," Julian said, and a certain wonder came into his heart at the thought, "surely she wouldn't behave to me as she does, turning me from a lover into a friend, and keeping me almost angrily in the latter relation."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE FLAME IN A WOMAN'S EYES "That girl loves you," Valentine had said, when Julian told him of Cuckoo's strange fragmentary sermon in the Monico, and of its effect upon himself.
