used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I, of course, will give up seeing you," she renounced, "but it will be a world of comfort just to feel that you are there."
(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 "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I mean to say, can't you forget those stupid little ideas of honor and friendship and all that?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I, of course, will give up seeing you," she renounced, "but it will be a world of comfort just to feel that you are there."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading She put it beautifully.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I, of course, will give up seeing you," she renounced, "but it will be a world of comfort just to feel that you are there."
can't
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From this reading "I mean to say, can't you forget those stupid little ideas of honor and friendship and all that?"
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading She caught herself up.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading "I, of course, will give up seeing you," she renounced, "but it will be a world of comfort just to feel that you are there."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "I, of course, will give up seeing you," she renounced, "but it will be a world of comfort just to feel that you are there."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I, of course, will give up seeing you," she renounced, "but it will be a world of comfort just to feel that you are there."
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "I mean to say, can't you forget those stupid little ideas of honor and friendship and all that?"
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading "I mean to say, can't you forget those stupid little ideas of honor and friendship and all that?"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I, of course, will give up seeing you," she renounced, "but it will be a world of comfort just to feel that you are there."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She caught herself up.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading "I mean to say, can't you forget those stupid little ideas of honor and friendship and all that?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I mean to say, can't you forget those stupid little ideas of honor and friendship and all that?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She put it beautifully.
and nothing more
From this reading "I, of course, will give up seeing you," she renounced, "but it will be a world of comfort just to feel that you are there."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I mean to say, can't you forget those stupid little ideas of honor and friendship and all that?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I mean to say, can't you forget those stupid little ideas of honor and friendship and all that?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put it beautifully.
renouncedverbUS /rɪˈnaʊnst/
past form of “renounce” — give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
From this reading "I, of course, will give up seeing you," she renounced, "but it will be a world of comfort just to feel that you are there."
express in words
From this reading "I mean to say, can't you forget those stupid little ideas of honor and friendship and all that?"
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "I, of course, will give up seeing you," she renounced, "but it will be a world of comfort just to feel that you are there."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She caught herself up.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading "I mean to say, can't you forget those stupid little ideas of honor and friendship and all that?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I mean to say, can't you forget those stupid little ideas of honor and friendship and all that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I, of course, will give up seeing you," she renounced, "but it will be a world of comfort just to feel that you are there."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I mean to say, can't you forget those stupid little ideas of honor and friendship and all that?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She caught herself up.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I, of course, will give up seeing you," she renounced, "but it will be a world of comfort just to feel that you are there."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of all the people in the world one would choose you, I think, to be the friend of..."
