used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
(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 INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
cause to be bored
From this reading INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
claspverbUS /klæsp/
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
CONVERSIONnounUS /kənˈvɜːrʒən/
an event that results in a transformation
From this reading INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
death-in-life
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From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
opinion or judgment
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
a young female
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
INSTANTANEOUSadjectiveUS /ˌɪnstənˈtæniəs/
occurring with no delay
From this reading INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
moodynounUS /ˈmuːdi/
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
not any; not one
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
participate in games or sport
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
ripenverbUS /ˈraɪpən/
cause to ripen or develop fully
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
RossettinounUS /roʊˈseti/
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION "_I was a moody comrade to her then, For all the love I bore her....
wellsnounUS /welz/
prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
wreakverbUS /riːk/
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
From this reading This had come to be A game to play, a love to clasp, a hate To wreak, all things together that a man Needs for his blood to ripen....
yearnedverbUS /jɜːrnd/
past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading In those hours no doubt To the young girl, my eyes were like my soul,-- Dark wells of death-in-life that yearned for day._"-- --D. G. Rossetti.
