used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Man was silent for a moment, then turned on me his gentle gaze and I was answered.
(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 This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The Man was silent for a moment, then turned on me his gentle gaze and I was answered.
apologizeverbUS /əˈpɑːlədʒaɪz/
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading I was going to apologize for the interruption, but The Man continued:
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was going to apologize for the interruption, but The Man continued:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
without stop or interruption
From this reading I was going to apologize for the interruption, but The Man continued:
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
establishverbUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
set up or found
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Man was silent for a moment, then turned on me his gentle gaze and I was answered.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Friend, I know what I have left unsaid.
a long fixed look
From this reading The Man was silent for a moment, then turned on me his gentle gaze and I was answered.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading The Man was silent for a moment, then turned on me his gentle gaze and I was answered.
the act of departing
From this reading I was going to apologize for the interruption, but The Man continued:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Friend, I know what I have left unsaid.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Man was silent for a moment, then turned on me his gentle gaze and I was answered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
interruptionnounUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpʃən/
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading I was going to apologize for the interruption, but The Man continued:
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Friend, I know what I have left unsaid.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Friend, I know what I have left unsaid.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Man was silent for a moment, then turned on me his gentle gaze and I was answered.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
a particular point in time
From this reading The Man was silent for a moment, then turned on me his gentle gaze and I was answered.
the time period between dawn and noon
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
touching and supported by a surface
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
sacrednessnounUS /ˈseɪkrɪdnɪs/
the quality of being sacred
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The Man was silent for a moment, then turned on me his gentle gaze and I was answered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The Man was silent for a moment, then turned on me his gentle gaze and I was answered.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Man was silent for a moment, then turned on me his gentle gaze and I was answered.
unsaidadjectiveUS /ənˈsed/
not made explicit
From this reading “Friend, I know what I have left unsaid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was all so new to me that on Sunday morning I began the conversation by asking:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What, you do not wish to do away with the sacredness of marriage and establish free love in its place?”
