used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
(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 "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
associateverbUS /əˈsoʊsiət/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading "I cannot associate what you seem to me now with what you were when I last saw you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
a line of approach
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot associate what you seem to me now with what you were when I last saw you.
permission to do something
From this reading "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
delusionnounUS /dɪˈluːʒən/
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
opinion or judgment
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot associate what you seem to me now with what you were when I last saw you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
immediately past
From this reading "I cannot associate what you seem to me now with what you were when I last saw you.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I cannot associate what you seem to me now with what you were when I last saw you.
MortonnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I cannot associate what you seem to me now with what you were when I last saw you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
and nothing more
From this reading "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/
release, as from one's grip
From this reading "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
rulesnounUS /ruːlz/
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I cannot associate what you seem to me now with what you were when I last saw you.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "I cannot associate what you seem to me now with what you were when I last saw you.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
snatchedverbUS /snætʃt/
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading This delusion rose like a stone wall at the end of every avenue, and Morton turned to a personal explanation.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "There is only one way--my grandfather must consent to my release; he rules us all."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I cannot associate what you seem to me now with what you were when I last saw you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I cannot associate what you seem to me now with what you were when I last saw you.
at the time that
From this reading "I cannot associate what you seem to me now with what you were when I last saw you.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I cannot associate what you seem to me now with what you were when I last saw you.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would you have said had I seized you the other day--snatched you from the stairs and ran--" Her eyes opened wide.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I cannot associate what you seem to me now with what you were when I last saw you.
