used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
(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 I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The only one, Sir; and you will never have another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "The only one, Sir; and you will never have another.
react verbally
From this reading "Is that the only answer you have for me, sweet lady?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Strive as you will, keep me imprisoned as long as you will, I will never yield.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "He is dead, fair mistress."
opinion or judgment
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "He is dead, fair mistress."
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Is that the only answer you have for me, sweet lady?"
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Is that the only answer you have for me, sweet lady?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Strive as you will, keep me imprisoned as long as you will, I will never yield.
imprisonedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɪzənd/
being in captivity
From this reading Strive as you will, keep me imprisoned as long as you will, I will never yield.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that the only answer you have for me, sweet lady?"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Strive as you will, keep me imprisoned as long as you will, I will never yield.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Is that the only answer you have for me, sweet lady?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Strive as you will, keep me imprisoned as long as you will, I will never yield.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Is that the only answer you have for me, sweet lady?"
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "He is dead, fair mistress."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "The only one, Sir; and you will never have another.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The only one, Sir; and you will never have another.
and nothing more
From this reading "Is that the only answer you have for me, sweet lady?"
retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
Sanghurst's
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From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
term of address for a man
From this reading "The only one, Sir; and you will never have another.
softnessnounUS /ˈsɔːftnəs/
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
StriveverbUS /straɪv/
attempt by employing effort
From this reading Strive as you will, keep me imprisoned as long as you will, I will never yield.
suaveadjectiveUS /swɑːv/
having a sophisticated charm
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "Is that the only answer you have for me, sweet lady?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that the only answer you have for me, sweet lady?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is that the only answer you have for me, sweet lady?"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The only one, Sir; and you will never have another.
be the cause or source of
From this reading Strive as you will, keep me imprisoned as long as you will, I will never yield.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that the only answer you have for me, sweet lady?"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I will never be yours; I belong to another --" A fierce gleam was in Sanghurst's eyes, though he retained the suave softness of speech that he had assumed all along.
