used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading An unhappy marriage seems to ruin everything in you and about you, and you have to go on living among the ruins.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading An unhappy marriage seems to ruin everything in you and about you, and you have to go on living among the ruins.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An unhappy marriage seems to ruin everything in you and about you, and you have to go on living among the ruins.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MILLY "It is the emptiness, the loneliness, the lack of response and understanding," said Milly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You can't go away and leave them behind you, as you can other calamities in life."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading You can't go away and leave them behind you, as you can other calamities in life."
calamitiesnounUS /kəˈlæmətiz/
plural of “calamity” — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading You can't go away and leave them behind you, as you can other calamities in life."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can't go away and leave them behind you, as you can other calamities in life."
can't
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From this reading You can't go away and leave them behind you, as you can other calamities in life."
emptinessnounUS /ˈemptinəs/
the state of containing nothing
From this reading MILLY "It is the emptiness, the loneliness, the lack of response and understanding," said Milly.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading An unhappy marriage seems to ruin everything in you and about you, and you have to go on living among the ruins.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such a mistake as I have made--or as others have made for me--is irretrievable.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading An unhappy marriage seems to ruin everything in you and about you, and you have to go on living among the ruins.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such a mistake as I have made--or as others have made for me--is irretrievable.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An unhappy marriage seems to ruin everything in you and about you, and you have to go on living among the ruins.
irretrievableadjective
impossible to recover or recoup or overcome
From this reading Such a mistake as I have made--or as others have made for me--is irretrievable.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MILLY "It is the emptiness, the loneliness, the lack of response and understanding," said Milly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MILLY "It is the emptiness, the loneliness, the lack of response and understanding," said Milly.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading MILLY "It is the emptiness, the loneliness, the lack of response and understanding," said Milly.
go away from a place
From this reading You can't go away and leave them behind you, as you can other calamities in life."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You can't go away and leave them behind you, as you can other calamities in life."
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading An unhappy marriage seems to ruin everything in you and about you, and you have to go on living among the ruins.
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading MILLY "It is the emptiness, the loneliness, the lack of response and understanding," said Milly.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Such a mistake as I have made--or as others have made for me--is irretrievable.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading An unhappy marriage seems to ruin everything in you and about you, and you have to go on living among the ruins.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
MILLY
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From this reading MILLY "It is the emptiness, the loneliness, the lack of response and understanding," said Milly.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Such a mistake as I have made--or as others have made for me--is irretrievable.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MILLY "It is the emptiness, the loneliness, the lack of response and understanding," said Milly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An unhappy marriage seems to ruin everything in you and about you, and you have to go on living among the ruins.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading You can't go away and leave them behind you, as you can other calamities in life."
others
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From this reading Such a mistake as I have made--or as others have made for me--is irretrievable.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/
a result
From this reading MILLY "It is the emptiness, the loneliness, the lack of response and understanding," said Milly.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading An unhappy marriage seems to ruin everything in you and about you, and you have to go on living among the ruins.
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading An unhappy marriage seems to ruin everything in you and about you, and you have to go on living among the ruins.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MILLY "It is the emptiness, the loneliness, the lack of response and understanding," said Milly.
cut with a saw
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading An unhappy marriage seems to ruin everything in you and about you, and you have to go on living among the ruins.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a mistake as I have made--or as others have made for me--is irretrievable.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MILLY "It is the emptiness, the loneliness, the lack of response and understanding," said Milly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You can't go away and leave them behind you, as you can other calamities in life."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading MILLY "It is the emptiness, the loneliness, the lack of response and understanding," said Milly.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading An unhappy marriage seems to ruin everything in you and about you, and you have to go on living among the ruins.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It is as if I were always looking at a face that never really saw me or spoke to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading An unhappy marriage seems to ruin everything in you and about you, and you have to go on living among the ruins.
