used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She shook with her emotion and burst into a flood of tears.
(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 For all his selfishness, the man was touched by this exhibition of despair and, to console her for the moment, he replied:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She shook with her emotion and burst into a flood of tears.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It shall be as you wish.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading She shook with her emotion and burst into a flood of tears.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For all his selfishness, the man was touched by this exhibition of despair and, to console her for the moment, he replied:
chérie
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From this reading "There, there; don’t weep, chérie.
coaxverbUS /koʊks/
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
concessionnounUS /kənˈseʃən/
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
consoleverbUS /ˈkɑːnsoʊl/
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading For all his selfishness, the man was touched by this exhibition of despair and, to console her for the moment, he replied:
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading For all his selfishness, the man was touched by this exhibition of despair and, to console her for the moment, he replied:
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, there; don’t weep, chérie.
any strong feeling
From this reading She shook with her emotion and burst into a flood of tears.
exhibitionnounUS /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/
the act of exhibiting
From this reading For all his selfishness, the man was touched by this exhibition of despair and, to console her for the moment, he replied:
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading She shook with her emotion and burst into a flood of tears.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For all his selfishness, the man was touched by this exhibition of despair and, to console her for the moment, he replied:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For all his selfishness, the man was touched by this exhibition of despair and, to console her for the moment, he replied:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook with her emotion and burst into a flood of tears.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She shook with her emotion and burst into a flood of tears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It shall be as you wish.
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 Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For all his selfishness, the man was touched by this exhibition of despair and, to console her for the moment, he replied:
a particular point in time
From this reading For all his selfishness, the man was touched by this exhibition of despair and, to console her for the moment, he replied:
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She shook with her emotion and burst into a flood of tears.
passionatelyadverbUS /ˈpæʃənətli/
with passion
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading For all his selfishness, the man was touched by this exhibition of despair and, to console her for the moment, he replied:
precisely, exactly
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
selfishnessnounUS /ˈselfɪʃnəs/
stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
From this reading For all his selfishness, the man was touched by this exhibition of despair and, to console her for the moment, he replied:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It shall be as you wish.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook with her emotion and burst into a flood of tears.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook with her emotion and burst into a flood of tears.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading She shook with her emotion and burst into a flood of tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, there; don’t weep, chérie.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For all his selfishness, the man was touched by this exhibition of despair and, to console her for the moment, he replied:
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
having come into contact
From this reading For all his selfishness, the man was touched by this exhibition of despair and, to console her for the moment, he replied:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading "There, there; don’t weep, chérie.
a Caucasian
From this reading Then she threw her soft white arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, as though to coax from him the concession that was her right.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading It shall be as you wish.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She shook with her emotion and burst into a flood of tears.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It shall be as you wish.
