used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MORNING GIFT.
agitationnounUS /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
Annele
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From this reading "I wish we had another wedding-feast to-day, don't you, darling Annele."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "I wish we had another wedding-feast to-day, don't you, darling Annele."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are a strange creature!" said Annele, with a smile.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
for the reason that
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "You are a strange creature!" said Annele, with a smile.
a special loved one
From this reading "I wish we had another wedding-feast to-day, don't you, darling Annele."
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "No; why do you wish that?"
don't
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From this reading "I wish we had another wedding-feast to-day, don't you, darling Annele."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
gaieties
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From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
something acquired without compensation
From this reading A MORNING GIFT.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish we had another wedding-feast to-day, don't you, darling Annele."
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish we had another wedding-feast to-day, don't you, darling Annele."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A MORNING GIFT.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
not any; not one
From this reading "No; why do you wish that?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You are a strange creature!" said Annele, with a smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "You are a strange creature!" said Annele, with a smile.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "You are a strange creature!" said Annele, with a smile.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No; why do you wish that?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
to-day
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From this reading "I wish we had another wedding-feast to-day, don't you, darling Annele."
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I wish we had another wedding-feast to-day, don't you, darling Annele."
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
wedding-feast
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From this reading "I wish we had another wedding-feast to-day, don't you, darling Annele."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "No; why do you wish that?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish we had another wedding-feast to-day, don't you, darling Annele."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You are a strange creature!" said Annele, with a smile.
the day immediately before today
From this reading "Because my agitation yesterday destroyed great part of my pleasure in our wedding gaieties; but today I feel in such a happy mood; I feel as if I were invited to a wedding."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish we had another wedding-feast to-day, don't you, darling Annele."
