used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This is about the end of the story so far as I am concerned.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading This is about the end of the story so far as I am concerned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
react verbally
From this reading For the last I would not answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This is about the end of the story so far as I am concerned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He took her away in the morning, but not to his own house.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He took her away in the morning, but not to his own house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading This is about the end of the story so far as I am concerned.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
put on clothes
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading This is about the end of the story so far as I am concerned.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading This is about the end of the story so far as I am concerned.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the last I would not answer.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took her away in the morning, but not to his own house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He took her away in the morning, but not to his own house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is about the end of the story so far as I am concerned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
infatuationnounUS /ˌɪnfætʃuːˈeɪʃən/
a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is about the end of the story so far as I am concerned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
kissingnounUS /ˈkɪsɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
immediately past
From this reading For the last I would not answer.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He took her away in the morning, but not to his own house.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the last I would not answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is about the end of the story so far as I am concerned.
many times at short intervals
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He took her away in the morning, but not to his own house.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
by chance
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This is about the end of the story so far as I am concerned.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This is about the end of the story so far as I am concerned.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is about the end of the story so far as I am concerned.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is about the end of the story so far as I am concerned.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He took her away in the morning, but not to his own house.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took her away in the morning, but not to his own house.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
transportnounUS /trænˈspɔːrt/
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
precisely as stated
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading He spent the night there by her sofa, kissing her dress and her hands, and watching her in a transport of passion and perhaps delight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It must have been at best a troubled joy; and a man’s infatuation for a beautiful face is not what I call love, though it is often a very tragic and terrible passion.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For the last I would not answer.
