used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading In exchange for that I asked too much.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was very white, and she stared at him silently.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
the act of burning something
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading In exchange for that I asked too much.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In exchange for that I asked too much.
a young female
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In exchange for that I asked too much.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I knew it, and you knew it, too.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading In exchange for that I asked too much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was very white, and she stared at him silently.
without speaking
From this reading She was very white, and she stared at him silently.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She was very white, and she stared at him silently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
to-day
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From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading In exchange for that I asked too much.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was very white, and she stared at him silently.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was very white, and she stared at him silently.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
at the time that
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
a Caucasian
From this reading She was very white, and she stared at him silently.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked down upon her with eager, burning eyes, and, after a little, the girl rose to face him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When I came to you to-day," he went on, "I knew that I had nothing to offer you but my faithful love and my life, which has been a life without value.
