used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To love and to be loved--life has nothing else so sweet to give.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To love and to be loved--life has nothing else so sweet to give.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She would not think, she would not look behind her into that fatal past that would have marred the sweetness of the present.
blissnounUS /blɪs/
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
else
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From this reading To love and to be loved--life has nothing else so sweet to give.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading She would not think, she would not look behind her into that fatal past that would have marred the sweetness of the present.
FETTERSnounUS /ˈfetərz/
plural of “fetter” — a shackle for the ankles or feet
From this reading FETTERS OF THE PAST.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
a young female
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading To love and to be loved--life has nothing else so sweet to give.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To love and to be loved--life has nothing else so sweet to give.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would not think, she would not look behind her into that fatal past that would have marred the sweetness of the present.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
intensitynounUS /ɪnˈtensəti/
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
intervenedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈviːnd/
past form of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She would not think, she would not look behind her into that fatal past that would have marred the sweetness of the present.
intoxicatingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːksɪkeɪtɪŋ/
causing intoxication
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading To love and to be loved--life has nothing else so sweet to give.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She would not think, she would not look behind her into that fatal past that would have marred the sweetness of the present.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading To love and to be loved--life has nothing else so sweet to give.
held dear
From this reading To love and to be loved--life has nothing else so sweet to give.
marredadjectiveUS /mɑːrd/
blemished by injury or rough wear
From this reading She would not think, she would not look behind her into that fatal past that would have marred the sweetness of the present.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would not think, she would not look behind her into that fatal past that would have marred the sweetness of the present.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading To love and to be loved--life has nothing else so sweet to give.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FETTERS OF THE PAST.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading FETTERS OF THE PAST.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She would not think, she would not look behind her into that fatal past that would have marred the sweetness of the present.
rapturenounUS /ˈræptʃər/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would not think, she would not look behind her into that fatal past that would have marred the sweetness of the present.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To love and to be loved--life has nothing else so sweet to give.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading To love and to be loved--life has nothing else so sweet to give.
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading She would not think, she would not look behind her into that fatal past that would have marred the sweetness of the present.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FETTERS OF THE PAST.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She would not think, she would not look behind her into that fatal past that would have marred the sweetness of the present.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
tragicaladjective
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
precisely as stated
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The two weeks that intervened before Mrs. Howard went to Florence passed like a happy dream to Fair.
belonging to which person
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl whose love from its very beginning had been almost tragical in its strength and intensity, gave herself up heart and soul, with a very rapture of bliss, to her intoxicating love dream.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not think, she would not look behind her into that fatal past that would have marred the sweetness of the present.
