used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Keep silent and I shall soon be with you.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Keep silent and I shall soon be with you.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Embrace the little one, and do not let him forget me.”
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
EmbraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Embrace the little one, and do not let him forget me.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “Farewell, my Ludmilla.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Embrace the little one, and do not let him forget me.”
the act of departing
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Embrace the little one, and do not let him forget me.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Keep silent and I shall soon be with you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder if uncle knows that.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep silent and I shall soon be with you.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading I wonder if uncle knows that.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Embrace the little one, and do not let him forget me.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Embrace the little one, and do not let him forget me.”
Ludmilla
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From this reading “Farewell, my Ludmilla.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Embrace the little one, and do not let him forget me.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Farewell, my Ludmilla.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Embrace the little one, and do not let him forget me.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Embrace the little one, and do not let him forget me.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Keep silent and I shall soon be with you.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Keep silent and I shall soon be with you.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
in the near future
From this reading Keep silent and I shall soon be with you.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wonder if uncle knows that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Embrace the little one, and do not let him forget me.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading I wonder if uncle knows that.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Both left the place as they spoke, each going a different way, and Helen slowly returned to her party, saying to herself in a troubled tone,— “‘Ludmilla’ and ‘the little one’ are his wife and child, doubtless.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Keep silent and I shall soon be with you.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder if uncle knows that.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Keep silent and I shall soon be with you.
