adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Do not be such an unreasonable child,” he remonstrated, feebly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Do not be such an unreasonable child,” he remonstrated, feebly.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you cannot disguise yourself, Ralph, and I saw from the first moment that you loved me no more.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
cannot
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From this reading But you cannot disguise yourself, Ralph, and I saw from the first moment that you loved me no more.”
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Do not be such an unreasonable child,” he remonstrated, feebly.
clingverbUS /klɪŋ/
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
clutchnounUS /klʌtʃ/
the act of grasping
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
despairingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsperɪŋ/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading But you cannot disguise yourself, Ralph, and I saw from the first moment that you loved me no more.”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do not be such an unreasonable child,” he remonstrated, feebly.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who does not love me,” she finished.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
feeblyadverbUS /ˈfiːbli/
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading “Do not be such an unreasonable child,” he remonstrated, feebly.
finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “Who does not love me,” she finished.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But you cannot disguise yourself, Ralph, and I saw from the first moment that you loved me no more.”
fitverbUS /fɪt/
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
formeradjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmər/
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But you cannot disguise yourself, Ralph, and I saw from the first moment that you loved me no more.”
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do not be such an unreasonable child,” he remonstrated, feebly.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
how
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From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
hungered
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From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
interruptedadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
irrationaladjectiveUS /ˌɪˈræʃənəl/
not consistent with or using reason
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading But you cannot disguise yourself, Ralph, and I saw from the first moment that you loved me no more.”
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading But you cannot disguise yourself, Ralph, and I saw from the first moment that you loved me no more.”
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But you cannot disguise yourself, Ralph, and I saw from the first moment that you loved me no more.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But you cannot disguise yourself, Ralph, and I saw from the first moment that you loved me no more.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Do not be such an unreasonable child,” he remonstrated, feebly.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
Ralph
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From this reading But you cannot disguise yourself, Ralph, and I saw from the first moment that you loved me no more.”
regardnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrd/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
remonstrated
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From this reading “Do not be such an unreasonable child,” he remonstrated, feebly.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading But you cannot disguise yourself, Ralph, and I saw from the first moment that you loved me no more.”
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Do not be such an unreasonable child,” he remonstrated, feebly.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
tenderest
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From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But you cannot disguise yourself, Ralph, and I saw from the first moment that you loved me no more.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
throwverbUS /θroʊ/
propel through the air
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
unreasonableadjectiveUS /ənˈriːznəbəl/
not reasonable; not showing good judgment
From this reading “Do not be such an unreasonable child,” he remonstrated, feebly.
warmsverbUS /wɔːrmz/
third-person singular of “warm” — get warm or warmer
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
weepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
showing sorrow
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
yesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, yes, I know,” she interrupted him with a fresh fit of weeping, “you are too good and honest to wish to throw me away, now when you have seen how my soul has hungered for the sight of you these many years, how even now I cling to you with a despairing clutch.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I do not love you with the wild, irrational passion of former years; but I have the tenderest regard for you, and my heart warms at the sight of your sweet face, and I shall do all in my power to make you as happy as any man can make you who--”
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But you cannot disguise yourself, Ralph, and I saw from the first moment that you loved me no more.”
