used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
(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 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
react verbally
From this reading 'I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS' 'Ask me no more: what answer should I give?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS' 'Ask me no more: what answer should I give?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
propose a payment
From this reading Ask me no more, lest I should bid thee live; Ask me no more.
CANNOT
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From this reading 'I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS' 'Ask me no more: what answer should I give?
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
dearly loved
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
the organ of sight
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading 'I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS' 'Ask me no more: what answer should I give?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS' 'Ask me no more: what answer should I give?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Ask me no more, lest I should bid thee live; Ask me no more.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Ask me no more, lest I should bid thee live; Ask me no more.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
most important element
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS' 'Ask me no more: what answer should I give?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS' 'Ask me no more: what answer should I give?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
not any; not one
From this reading 'I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS' 'Ask me no more: what answer should I give?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS' 'Ask me no more: what answer should I give?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Tennyson's _Princess_.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
seal'd
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From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS' 'Ask me no more: what answer should I give?
deliver by singing
From this reading 'I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS' 'Ask me no more: what answer should I give?
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading 'I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS' 'Ask me no more: what answer should I give?
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
stroveverbUS /stroʊv/
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
carry out
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
Tennyson's
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From this reading Tennyson's _Princess_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS' 'Ask me no more: what answer should I give?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'I CANNOT SING THE OLD SONGS' 'Ask me no more: what answer should I give?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
but in spite of that
From this reading I love not hollow cheek or faded eye: Yet, O my friend, I will not have thee die!
yieldverbUS /jiːld/
be the cause or source of
From this reading 'Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are seal'd: I strove against the stream and all in vain: Let the great river take me to the main: No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more.'
