used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For, my baby, these are so often the terrible cost of such a love as ours.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For, my baby, these are so often the terrible cost of such a love as ours.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
boyishadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
power to direct or determine
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading For, my baby, these are so often the terrible cost of such a love as ours.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
set up or found
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
How
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From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
immediately past
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
the literary culture
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
in like or similar manner
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For, my baby, these are so often the terrible cost of such a love as ours.
many times at short intervals
From this reading For, my baby, these are so often the terrible cost of such a love as ours.
on one occasion
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
one-and-twenty
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From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading For, my baby, these are so often the terrible cost of such a love as ours.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
packetnounUS /ˈpækət/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
presentimentnoun
a feeling of evil to come
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For, my baby, these are so often the terrible cost of such a love as ours.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For, my baby, these are so often the terrible cost of such a love as ours.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading For, my baby, these are so often the terrible cost of such a love as ours.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For, my baby, these are so often the terrible cost of such a love as ours.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
thrilledadjectiveUS /θrɪld/
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Once, likewise, I told thy father, before he became my lover, that the price we might have to pay, if we permitted ourselves to love, would be sorrow and death!
at the time that
From this reading At last, when he felt that he could control his scattered senses, he turned over the letters in the packet and found his mother's.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The letter began: "Once, my baby, thy father--long before he was thy father--had a presentiment that if he became my lover my life would find a tragic end.
a late time of life
From this reading How his boyish heart thrilled at this message from the dead!--a message that he had waited for, and that had been waiting for him, one-and-twenty years!
