aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
asunderadjectiveUS /əˈsʌndər/
widely separated especially in space
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Now the chance was past.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But the chance was come to tell him my news, which I did, then and there, and marvellously it moved him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the chance was come to tell him my news, which I did, then and there, and marvellously it moved him.
forbadeverbUS /fərˈbeɪd/
inflected form of “forbid” — command against
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
fullestadjectiveUS /ˈfʊləst/
superlative of “full” — containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the chance was come to tell him my news, which I did, then and there, and marvellously it moved him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Not that he spoke much, still less raved.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
marvellouslyadverb
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading But the chance was come to tell him my news, which I did, then and there, and marvellously it moved him.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading But the chance was come to tell him my news, which I did, then and there, and marvellously it moved him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Not that he spoke much, still less raved.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But the chance was come to tell him my news, which I did, then and there, and marvellously it moved him.
information about recent and important events
From this reading But the chance was come to tell him my news, which I did, then and there, and marvellously it moved him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that he spoke much, still less raved.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the chance was past.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Now the chance was past.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
ravedverbUS /reɪvd/
past form of “rave” — participate in an all-night techno dance party
From this reading Not that he spoke much, still less raved.
resoluteadjectiveUS /ˈrezəluːt/
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
express in words
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Not that he spoke much, still less raved.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
not in physical motion
From this reading Not that he spoke much, still less raved.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
express in words
From this reading But the chance was come to tell him my news, which I did, then and there, and marvellously it moved him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
in or at that place or location
From this reading But the chance was come to tell him my news, which I did, then and there, and marvellously it moved him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the chance was come to tell him my news, which I did, then and there, and marvellously it moved him.
which person or people
From this reading Who knows but that, had I spoken then, he might have guessed the truth; and so our lives might have broken asunder at that point?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The change in his voice was so sudden and resolute that it forbade me to say another word about the matter our hearts were fullest of.
