used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is so slight a thing, that I make such an ado about!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is so slight a thing, that I make such an ado about!
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
adonounUS /əˈduː/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading It is so slight a thing, that I make such an ado about!
(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 believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading My head has got well already!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is so slight a thing, that I make such an ado about!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
cannot
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From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
an occurrence of something
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading In life, in death, I am your own, _my_ own!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading So, this will _be_--I trust in God.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My head has got well already!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My head has got well already!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My head has got well already!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is so slight a thing, that I make such an ado about!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In life, in death, I am your own, _my_ own!
engage in
From this reading It is so slight a thing, that I make such an ado about!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading It is so slight a thing, that I make such an ado about!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, this will _be_--I trust in God.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is so slight a thing, that I make such an ado about!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
a special situation
From this reading It is so slight a thing, that I make such an ado about!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So, this will _be_--I trust in God.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading So, this will _be_--I trust in God.
(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 My head has got well already!
at the time that
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So, this will _be_--I trust in God.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I believe--first of all, you--but when that is done, and I am allowed to call your heart _mine_,--I cannot think you would be happy if parted from me--and _that_ belief, coming to add to my own feeling in _that_ case.
