used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Marie squeezed the arm she held.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He never can, so long as you remain true to me.”
a line of approach
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No doubt, my dear, but I don’t intend him to get his own way.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He never can, so long as you remain true to me.”
candidlyadverbUS /ˈkændɪdli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
dearly loved
From this reading “No doubt, my dear, but I don’t intend him to get his own way.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “No doubt, my dear, but I don’t intend him to get his own way.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
FullernounUS /ˈfʊlər/
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “No doubt, my dear, but I don’t intend him to get his own way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Marie squeezed the arm she held.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No doubt, my dear, but I don’t intend him to get his own way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No doubt, my dear, but I don’t intend him to get his own way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “No doubt, my dear, but I don’t intend him to get his own way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He never can, so long as you remain true to me.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
Marie
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From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He never can, so long as you remain true to me.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never can, so long as you remain true to me.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No doubt, my dear, but I don’t intend him to get his own way.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “No doubt, my dear, but I don’t intend him to get his own way.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He never can, so long as you remain true to me.”
respectsnounUS /rɪˈspekts/
(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marie squeezed the arm she held.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He never can, so long as you remain true to me.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
squeezedverbUS /skwiːzd/
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading Marie squeezed the arm she held.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading He never can, so long as you remain true to me.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “No doubt, my dear, but I don’t intend him to get his own way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
at the time that
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t think he wants to see you,” answered Marie very candidly, “he is quite aware that I love you and wishes to keep us apart.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now that we have finished our secret conversation,” said Fuller some time later, when the pair were returning towards the avenue, “I shall call and pay my respects to your uncle.”
