used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
equally
From this reading “Happy or not, it is all alike to me, father.
(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 “Happy or not, it is all alike to me, father.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “And dost thou, indeed, love him already, my child?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And dost thou, indeed, love him already, my child?
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I cannot live without him; and I would rather be miserable with him than happy with another!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Child, child, it will come to a bad end, and thou wilt not be happy!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot live without him; and I would rather be miserable with him than happy with another!”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “And dost thou, indeed, love him already, my child?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Child, child, it will come to a bad end, and thou wilt not be happy!”
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “And dost thou, indeed, love him already, my child?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Child, child, it will come to a bad end, and thou wilt not be happy!”
at any time
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Happy or not, it is all alike to me, father.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Child, child, it will come to a bad end, and thou wilt not be happy!”
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And dost thou, indeed, love him already, my child?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot live without him; and I would rather be miserable with him than happy with another!”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “And dost thou, indeed, love him already, my child?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Child, child, it will come to a bad end, and thou wilt not be happy!”
the act of departing
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I cannot live without him; and I would rather be miserable with him than happy with another!”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “And dost thou, indeed, love him already, my child?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Happy or not, it is all alike to me, father.
the force of workers available
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading I cannot live without him; and I would rather be miserable with him than happy with another!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And dost thou, indeed, love him already, my child?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Happy or not, it is all alike to me, father.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
rangingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪndʒɪŋ/
wandering freely
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
on the contrary
From this reading I cannot live without him; and I would rather be miserable with him than happy with another!”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I cannot live without him; and I would rather be miserable with him than happy with another!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “And dost thou, indeed, love him already, my child?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
up to a particular time
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Have a care; for thou wilt not find happiness at his side, and he is not fitted for our people; he will ever be ranging far away over the skies and leaving thee alone, till thy men will refuse to serve thee.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I cannot live without him; and I would rather be miserable with him than happy with another!”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I cannot live without him; and I would rather be miserable with him than happy with another!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I cannot live without him; and I would rather be miserable with him than happy with another!”
