(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 Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
weapons considered collectively
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
placed in a grave
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
claspverbUS /klæsp/
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
a special loved one
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
don't
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From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
divisible by two
From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
opinion or judgment
From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
death of a person
From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
not one, and not any
From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
in the near future
From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
carry out
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
weddedadjectiveUS /ˈwedɪd/
having been taken in marriage
From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
