used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yes, I wanted somebody to know that poor Sophia had a real lover once.
(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 “Oh, Aunt Sophia, we all love you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But I was loved, Henrietta, till he died, and I was very young then, younger than you are now.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Oh, Aunt Sophia, we all love you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
dearly loved
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
dearlyadverbUS /ˈdɪrli/
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading I love you dearly now.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading But I was loved, Henrietta, till he died, and I was very young then, younger than you are now.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I was loved, Henrietta, till he died, and I was very young then, younger than you are now.
Henrietta
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From this reading But I was loved, Henrietta, till he died, and I was very young then, younger than you are now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I love you dearly now.”
I'm
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From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Oh, Aunt Sophia, we all love you.
held dear
From this reading But I was loved, Henrietta, till he died, and I was very young then, younger than you are now.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Yes, I wanted somebody to know that poor Sophia had a real lover once.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I love you dearly now.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Aunt Sophia, we all love you.
on one occasion
From this reading Yes, I wanted somebody to know that poor Sophia had a real lover once.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Yes, I wanted somebody to know that poor Sophia had a real lover once.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Yes, I wanted somebody to know that poor Sophia had a real lover once.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
Sophia
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From this reading “Oh, Aunt Sophia, we all love you.
not in physical motion
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But I was loved, Henrietta, till he died, and I was very young then, younger than you are now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But I was loved, Henrietta, till he died, and I was very young then, younger than you are now.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
up to a particular time
From this reading But I was loved, Henrietta, till he died, and I was very young then, younger than you are now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
precisely as stated
From this reading But I was loved, Henrietta, till he died, and I was very young then, younger than you are now.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I was loved, Henrietta, till he died, and I was very young then, younger than you are now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Oh, Aunt Sophia, we all love you.
a late time of life
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, dear, yes, I know; I’m grateful, but I wanted somebody to know that I had had my romance, and have it still—all these years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, Aunt Sophia, we all love you.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But I was loved, Henrietta, till he died, and I was very young then, younger than you are now.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading But I was loved, Henrietta, till he died, and I was very young then, younger than you are now.
