used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before, he had thought in terms of hard fact, but the kiss put a rainbow in the sky.
(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 THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It roused a great hope, a joy, an ecstasy, a sense of well-wishing for mankind; and yet it was only he who had changed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before, he had thought in terms of hard fact, but the kiss put a rainbow in the sky.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That is, all but the kiss.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading It was that, perhaps, which made the rest seem unreal, for it had changed the color of his life.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading It was that, perhaps, which made the rest seem unreal, for it had changed the color of his life.
ecstasynounUS /ˈekstəsi/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading It roused a great hope, a joy, an ecstasy, a sense of well-wishing for mankind; and yet it was only he who had changed.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Before, he had thought in terms of hard fact, but the kiss put a rainbow in the sky.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was that, perhaps, which made the rest seem unreal, for it had changed the color of his life.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It roused a great hope, a joy, an ecstasy, a sense of well-wishing for mankind; and yet it was only he who had changed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Before, he had thought in terms of hard fact, but the kiss put a rainbow in the sky.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before, he had thought in terms of hard fact, but the kiss put a rainbow in the sky.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was that, perhaps, which made the rest seem unreal, for it had changed the color of his life.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading It roused a great hope, a joy, an ecstasy, a sense of well-wishing for mankind; and yet it was only he who had changed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before, he had thought in terms of hard fact, but the kiss put a rainbow in the sky.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is, all but the kiss.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading It roused a great hope, a joy, an ecstasy, a sense of well-wishing for mankind; and yet it was only he who had changed.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading That is, all but the kiss.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It was that, perhaps, which made the rest seem unreal, for it had changed the color of his life.
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 CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
mankindnounUS /ˈmænˈkaɪnd/
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading It roused a great hope, a joy, an ecstasy, a sense of well-wishing for mankind; and yet it was only he who had changed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was that, perhaps, which made the rest seem unreal, for it had changed the color of his life.
and nothing more
From this reading It roused a great hope, a joy, an ecstasy, a sense of well-wishing for mankind; and yet it was only he who had changed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
by chance
From this reading It was that, perhaps, which made the rest seem unreal, for it had changed the color of his life.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Before, he had thought in terms of hard fact, but the kiss put a rainbow in the sky.
an angry dispute
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading Before, he had thought in terms of hard fact, but the kiss put a rainbow in the sky.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading It was that, perhaps, which made the rest seem unreal, for it had changed the color of his life.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading It roused a great hope, a joy, an ecstasy, a sense of well-wishing for mankind; and yet it was only he who had changed.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was that, perhaps, which made the rest seem unreal, for it had changed the color of his life.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading It roused a great hope, a joy, an ecstasy, a sense of well-wishing for mankind; and yet it was only he who had changed.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Before, he had thought in terms of hard fact, but the kiss put a rainbow in the sky.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading Before, he had thought in terms of hard fact, but the kiss put a rainbow in the sky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is, all but the kiss.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Before, he had thought in terms of hard fact, but the kiss put a rainbow in the sky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
unrealadjectiveUS /ənˈriːl/
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
well-wishingnoun
an expression of good will from one person to another
From this reading It roused a great hope, a joy, an ecstasy, a sense of well-wishing for mankind; and yet it was only he who had changed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was that, perhaps, which made the rest seem unreal, for it had changed the color of his life.
which person or people
From this reading It roused a great hope, a joy, an ecstasy, a sense of well-wishing for mankind; and yet it was only he who had changed.
Wiley
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From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
but in spite of that
From this reading THE CALL The long quarrel was over, they had made up--and kissed--and yet to Wiley it all seemed unreal.
