Chapter II · Chapter 2

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading Alas!

(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 have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

for the reason that

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the daughter said, “Oh no, father.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Nobody could make a poem about a woman like that.”

a female human offspring

From this reading But the daughter said, “Oh no, father.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading But the daughter said, “Oh no, father.

marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Nobody could make a poem about a woman like that.”

held dear

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

engage in

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

a form of address for a man

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

not any; not one

From this reading But the daughter said, “Oh no, father.

no person; not anyone

From this reading Nobody could make a poem about a woman like that.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading But the daughter said, “Oh no, father.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

by chance

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

hurting

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

express in words

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

at the time that

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Nobody could make a poem about a woman like that.”

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I have never made the poem, perhaps because my own heart, which has loved Helen and all the lovely and fickle women of the world, would be too sore.

Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)

From this reading When the old man had finished the story, he said, “Tell that to Mr. Yeats, he will make a poem about it, perhaps.”