used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this is what must be preserved if the value of past love is not to be lost.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
any thing at all
From this reading If it has gone, it helps us little that we keep anything it has brought us...._ “_What more do we want?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And this is what must be preserved if the value of past love is not to be lost.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading If it has gone, it helps us little that we keep anything it has brought us...._ “_What more do we want?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But love has no end but itself.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If it has gone, it helps us little that we keep anything it has brought us...._ “_What more do we want?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But love has no end but itself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
obtain
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading If it has gone, it helps us little that we keep anything it has brought us...._ “_What more do we want?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But love has no end but itself.
helpsnounUS /helps/
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading If it has gone, it helps us little that we keep anything it has brought us...._ “_What more do we want?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And this is what must be preserved if the value of past love is not to be lost.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it has gone, it helps us little that we keep anything it has brought us...._ “_What more do we want?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But love has no end but itself.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading If it has gone, it helps us little that we keep anything it has brought us...._ “_What more do we want?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If it has gone, it helps us little that we keep anything it has brought us...._ “_What more do we want?
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading And this is what must be preserved if the value of past love is not to be lost.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “_There remains love.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If it has gone, it helps us little that we keep anything it has brought us...._ “_What more do we want?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And this is what must be preserved if the value of past love is not to be lost.
not any; not one
From this reading But love has no end but itself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And this is what must be preserved if the value of past love is not to be lost.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
a human being
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
preservedadjectiveUS /prəˈzɜːrvd/
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading And this is what must be preserved if the value of past love is not to be lost.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading “_There remains love.
strengthenverbUS /ˈstreŋθən/
make strong or stronger
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “_There remains love.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this is what must be preserved if the value of past love is not to be lost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And this is what must be preserved if the value of past love is not to be lost.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading And this is what must be preserved if the value of past love is not to be lost.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading If it has gone, it helps us little that we keep anything it has brought us...._ “_What more do we want?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If it has gone, it helps us little that we keep anything it has brought us...._ “_What more do we want?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And this is what must be preserved if the value of past love is not to be lost.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The gain which the memory of the past gives us here is that the memory of past love for any person can strengthen our present love of him.
