used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "There will be but one Graciosa, after all, unless you take me to my friends and the lunch-basket.
(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 She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I am almost starved."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am almost starved."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "With you into the bargain?" she smiled gayly as she said it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
avowedadjectiveUS /əˈvaʊd/
openly declared as such
From this reading "I am your slave," he avowed; "you have but to command."
bargainnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡən/
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading "With you into the bargain?" she smiled gayly as she said it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There will be but one Graciosa, after all, unless you take me to my friends and the lunch-basket.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There will be but one Graciosa, after all, unless you take me to my friends and the lunch-basket.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading "I am your slave," he avowed; "you have but to command."
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "There will be but one Graciosa, after all, unless you take me to my friends and the lunch-basket.
gaylyadverb
in a joyous manner
From this reading "With you into the bargain?" she smiled gayly as she said it.
Graciosa
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From this reading "There will be but one Graciosa, after all, unless you take me to my friends and the lunch-basket.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I am your slave," he avowed; "you have but to command."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am your slave," he avowed; "you have but to command."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am almost starved."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "With you into the bargain?" she smiled gayly as she said it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "With you into the bargain?" she smiled gayly as she said it.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
kneeled
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From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
the sound of laughing
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
lunch-basket
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From this reading "There will be but one Graciosa, after all, unless you take me to my friends and the lunch-basket.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There will be but one Graciosa, after all, unless you take me to my friends and the lunch-basket.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There will be but one Graciosa, after all, unless you take me to my friends and the lunch-basket.
on one occasion
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There will be but one Graciosa, after all, unless you take me to my friends and the lunch-basket.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "With you into the bargain?" she smiled gayly as she said it.
sentimentalitynounUS /ˌsentəmenˈtælɪti/
falsely emotional in a maudlin way
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "With you into the bargain?" she smiled gayly as she said it.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading "I am your slave," he avowed; "you have but to command."
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "With you into the bargain?" she smiled gayly as she said it.
starvedadjectiveUS /stɑːrvd/
suffering from lack of food
From this reading I am almost starved."
carry out
From this reading "There will be but one Graciosa, after all, unless you take me to my friends and the lunch-basket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "With you into the bargain?" she smiled gayly as she said it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There will be but one Graciosa, after all, unless you take me to my friends and the lunch-basket.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
except if; if not
From this reading "There will be but one Graciosa, after all, unless you take me to my friends and the lunch-basket.
at the time that
From this reading She hated romance and sentimentality all at once, and when the Don kneeled at her feet to kiss both her hands, she said, with a laugh:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "There will be but one Graciosa, after all, unless you take me to my friends and the lunch-basket.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With you into the bargain?" she smiled gayly as she said it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "With you into the bargain?" she smiled gayly as she said it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am your slave," he avowed; "you have but to command."
