used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
Eva
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From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
a young female
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading YET MORE WOOING.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
moss-roses
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From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
nosegaynoun
an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
many times at short intervals
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
repulsiveadjectiveUS /riˈpʌlsɪv/
offensive to the mind
From this reading "I dreamed that I was a rough, unsightly rock, repulsive and unfruitful.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "I dreamed that I was a rough, unsightly rock, repulsive and unfruitful.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading "I dreamed that I was a rough, unsightly rock, repulsive and unfruitful.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
not in physical motion
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
sustainverbUS /səˈsteɪn/
lengthen or extend in duration or space
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "I have dreamed that I could live; and truly a life more beautiful and more perfect than any romance makes one dream of.
unfruitfuladjective
not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production
From this reading "I dreamed that I was a rough, unsightly rock, repulsive and unfruitful.
unsightlyadjectiveUS /ənˈsaɪtli/
unpleasant to look at
From this reading "I dreamed that I was a rough, unsightly rock, repulsive and unfruitful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/
in a willing manner
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
WOOINGnounUS /ˈwuːɪŋ/
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading YET MORE WOOING.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Early on the following morning Eva received a nosegay of beautiful moss-roses, among which was a letter to herself; she tore it open, and red the following words:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
but in spite of that
From this reading YET MORE WOOING.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Little Miss Eva, whom I have so often carried in my arms--good young girl, whom I would so willingly sustain on my breast through, life, thou must hear what I have dreamed, what I sometimes still dream.
