used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
(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 'Yes, that little word, so calmly spoken, Changed all life for me--my own--my own!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
react verbally
From this reading But the voice I heard Pleaded for a word, Till I gave my whispered answer, "Yes!"
next to; at the side of
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
give a benediction to
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the voice I heard Pleaded for a word, Till I gave my whispered answer, "Yes!"
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading 'Yes, that little word, so calmly spoken, Changed all life for me--my own--my own!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading 'Yes, that little word, so calmly spoken, Changed all life for me--my own--my own!
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 All the cold gray spell I saw unbroken, All the twilight days seemed past and gone.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading All the cold gray spell I saw unbroken, All the twilight days seemed past and gone.
FeastingnounUS /ˈfiːstɪŋ/
eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
From this reading I longed to hide me, Feasting lonely on my happiness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the voice I heard Pleaded for a word, Till I gave my whispered answer, "Yes!"
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But the voice I heard Pleaded for a word, Till I gave my whispered answer, "Yes!"
destroyed or killed
From this reading All the cold gray spell I saw unbroken, All the twilight days seemed past and gone.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading All the cold gray spell I saw unbroken, All the twilight days seemed past and gone.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading I longed to hide me, Feasting lonely on my happiness.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But the voice I heard Pleaded for a word, Till I gave my whispered answer, "Yes!"
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading I longed to hide me, Feasting lonely on my happiness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Yes, that little word, so calmly spoken, Changed all life for me--my own--my own!
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading I longed to hide me, Feasting lonely on my happiness.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading I longed to hide me, Feasting lonely on my happiness.
lovelessadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvləs/
without love
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I longed to hide me, Feasting lonely on my happiness.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I longed to hide me, Feasting lonely on my happiness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading 'Yes, that little word, so calmly spoken, Changed all life for me--my own--my own!
the time that has elapsed
From this reading All the cold gray spell I saw unbroken, All the twilight days seemed past and gone.
PleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading But the voice I heard Pleaded for a word, Till I gave my whispered answer, "Yes!"
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
cut with a saw
From this reading All the cold gray spell I saw unbroken, All the twilight days seemed past and gone.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All the cold gray spell I saw unbroken, All the twilight days seemed past and gone.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Yes, that little word, so calmly spoken, Changed all life for me--my own--my own!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading All the cold gray spell I saw unbroken, All the twilight days seemed past and gone.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading 'Yes, that little word, so calmly spoken, Changed all life for me--my own--my own!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Yes, that little word, so calmly spoken, Changed all life for me--my own--my own!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the voice I heard Pleaded for a word, Till I gave my whispered answer, "Yes!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
up to a particular time
From this reading But the voice I heard Pleaded for a word, Till I gave my whispered answer, "Yes!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I longed to hide me, Feasting lonely on my happiness.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading All the cold gray spell I saw unbroken, All the twilight days seemed past and gone.
unbrokenadjectiveUS /ənˈbroʊkən/
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading All the cold gray spell I saw unbroken, All the twilight days seemed past and gone.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But the voice I heard Pleaded for a word, Till I gave my whispered answer, "Yes!"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading But the voice I heard Pleaded for a word, Till I gave my whispered answer, "Yes!"
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading But the voice I heard Pleaded for a word, Till I gave my whispered answer, "Yes!"
the words that are spoken
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
an affirmative
From this reading 'YES' 'Some one came and rested there beside me, Speaking words I never thought would bless Such a loveless life.
