used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “The odds are a hundred to one, a thousand to one, that she will not accept you.
consider or hold as true
From this reading “The odds are a hundred to one, a thousand to one, that she will not accept you.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
(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 You make light of the conventional barriers--but the principal barrier of them all, you are forgetting.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading And if you tell her, and she does not accept you, she will not allow you to see her any more, you will be exiled from her presence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if you tell her, and she does not accept you, she will not allow you to see her any more, you will be exiled from her presence.
react verbally
From this reading But even this temperate answer provoked its counter-answer.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And if you tell her, and she does not accept you, she will not allow you to see her any more, you will be exiled from her presence.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The odds are a hundred to one, a thousand to one, that she will not accept you.
barriernounUS /ˈbæriər/
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading You make light of the conventional barriers--but the principal barrier of them all, you are forgetting.
barriersnounUS /ˈbæriərz/
plural of “barrier” — a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading You make light of the conventional barriers--but the principal barrier of them all, you are forgetting.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And if you tell her, and she does not accept you, she will not allow you to see her any more, you will be exiled from her presence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even this temperate answer provoked its counter-answer.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
conventionaladjectiveUS /kənˈvenʃənəl/
following accepted customs and proprieties
From this reading You make light of the conventional barriers--but the principal barrier of them all, you are forgetting.
counter-answer
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From this reading But even this temperate answer provoked its counter-answer.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if you tell her, and she does not accept you, she will not allow you to see her any more, you will be exiled from her presence.
divisible by two
From this reading But even this temperate answer provoked its counter-answer.
exiledverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪld/
past form of “exile” — expel from a country
From this reading And if you tell her, and she does not accept you, she will not allow you to see her any more, you will be exiled from her presence.
forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading You make light of the conventional barriers--but the principal barrier of them all, you are forgetting.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And if you tell her, and she does not accept you, she will not allow you to see her any more, you will be exiled from her presence.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And if you tell her, and she does not accept you, she will not allow you to see her any more, you will be exiled from her presence.
ten 10s
From this reading “The odds are a hundred to one, a thousand to one, that she will not accept you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if you tell her, and she does not accept you, she will not allow you to see her any more, you will be exiled from her presence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But even this temperate answer provoked its counter-answer.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading You make light of the conventional barriers--but the principal barrier of them all, you are forgetting.
engage in
From this reading You make light of the conventional barriers--but the principal barrier of them all, you are forgetting.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And if you tell her, and she does not accept you, she will not allow you to see her any more, you will be exiled from her presence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The odds are a hundred to one, a thousand to one, that she will not accept you.
oddsnounUS /ɑːdz/
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading “The odds are a hundred to one, a thousand to one, that she will not accept you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The odds are a hundred to one, a thousand to one, that she will not accept you.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading And if you tell her, and she does not accept you, she will not allow you to see her any more, you will be exiled from her presence.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading You make light of the conventional barriers--but the principal barrier of them all, you are forgetting.
privilegenounUS /ˈprɪvlədʒ/
a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
provokedadjectiveUS /prəˈvoʊkt/
incited, especially deliberately, to anger
From this reading But even this temperate answer provoked its counter-answer.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And if you tell her, and she does not accept you, she will not allow you to see her any more, you will be exiled from her presence.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The odds are a hundred to one, a thousand to one, that she will not accept you.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
express in words
From this reading And if you tell her, and she does not accept you, she will not allow you to see her any more, you will be exiled from her presence.
temperateadjectiveUS /ˈtemprət/
(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
From this reading But even this temperate answer provoked its counter-answer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The odds are a hundred to one, a thousand to one, that she will not accept you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The odds are a hundred to one, a thousand to one, that she will not accept you.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You make light of the conventional barriers--but the principal barrier of them all, you are forgetting.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But even this temperate answer provoked its counter-answer.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “The odds are a hundred to one, a thousand to one, that she will not accept you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The odds are a hundred to one, a thousand to one, that she will not accept you.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The odds are a hundred to one, a thousand to one, that she will not accept you.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And I thought, you did not wish to be exiled from her presence, You would stake, then, this great privilege, the privilege of seeing her, of knowing her, upon a. chance that has a thousand to one against it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The odds are a hundred to one, a thousand to one, that she will not accept you.
