used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You are beautiful!" he answered, with a harsh laugh.
admireverbUS /ædˈmaɪr/
feel admiration for
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
in the past
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "A beautiful woman is always a safe trap for fools."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "You are beautiful!" he answered, with a harsh laugh.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are beautiful!" he answered, with a harsh laugh.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "You are beautiful!" he answered, with a harsh laugh.
cannot
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From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "If you have no love for him the rest is quite easy."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Well spoken!" he exclaimed.
foolsnounUS /fuːlz/
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "A beautiful woman is always a safe trap for fools."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A beautiful woman is always a safe trap for fools."
harshadjectiveUS /hɑːrʃ/
unpleasantly stern
From this reading "You are beautiful!" he answered, with a harsh laugh.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you have no love for him the rest is quite easy."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are beautiful!" he answered, with a harsh laugh.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you have no love for him the rest is quite easy."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A beautiful woman is always a safe trap for fools."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
the sound of laughing
From this reading "You are beautiful!" he answered, with a harsh laugh.
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 "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
the force of workers available
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
not any; not one
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "If you have no love for him the rest is quite easy."
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "If you have no love for him the rest is quite easy."
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "A beautiful woman is always a safe trap for fools."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "Well spoken!" he exclaimed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading "A beautiful woman is always a safe trap for fools."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well spoken!" he exclaimed.
at the time that
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "If men admire me I cannot help it; if they love me then it is against my wish, for since that day long ago, when the Spirit of Evil entered into me, love has known no place in my heart."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You are beautiful!" he answered, with a harsh laugh.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "A beautiful woman is always a safe trap for fools."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are beautiful!" he answered, with a harsh laugh.
