adoreverbUS /əˈdɔːr/
love intensely
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
(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 ----Yet all my fortune on his death is set; And he may love her, though he loves not yet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ----Yet all my fortune on his death is set; And he may love her, though he loves not yet.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My heart will fall before you, if I stay; Each word you speak saps part of it away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My heart will fall before you, if I stay; Each word you speak saps part of it away.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading ----Yet all my fortune on his death is set; And he may love her, though he loves not yet.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You should not have done this, or should do more.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading You should not have done this, or should do more.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading My heart will fall before you, if I stay; Each word you speak saps part of it away.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading My heart will fall before you, if I stay; Each word you speak saps part of it away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading ----Yet all my fortune on his death is set; And he may love her, though he loves not yet.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You should not have done this, or should do more.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ----Yet all my fortune on his death is set; And he may love her, though he loves not yet.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart will fall before you, if I stay; Each word you speak saps part of it away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ----Yet all my fortune on his death is set; And he may love her, though he loves not yet.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My heart will fall before you, if I stay; Each word you speak saps part of it away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ----Yet all my fortune on his death is set; And he may love her, though he loves not yet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My heart will fall before you, if I stay; Each word you speak saps part of it away.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading ----Yet all my fortune on his death is set; And he may love her, though he loves not yet.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading ----Yet all my fortune on his death is set; And he may love her, though he loves not yet.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ----Yet all my fortune on his death is set; And he may love her, though he loves not yet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You should not have done this, or should do more.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
obligeverbUS /əˈblaɪdʒ/
force somebody to do something
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My heart will fall before you, if I stay; Each word you speak saps part of it away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ----Yet all my fortune on his death is set; And he may love her, though he loves not yet.
and nothing more
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You should not have done this, or should do more.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading My heart will fall before you, if I stay; Each word you speak saps part of it away.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
Plac
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From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
Porphyrius
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From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
sapsnounUS /sæps/
plural of “sap” — a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
From this reading My heart will fall before you, if I stay; Each word you speak saps part of it away.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ----Yet all my fortune on his death is set; And he may love her, though he loves not yet.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You should not have done this, or should do more.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
an instance of visual perception
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
express in speech
From this reading My heart will fall before you, if I stay; Each word you speak saps part of it away.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading My heart will fall before you, if I stay; Each word you speak saps part of it away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You should not have done this, or should do more.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ----Yet all my fortune on his death is set; And he may love her, though he loves not yet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
Val
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From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
at the time that
From this reading _Plac._ Alas! what hope can there be left for me, When I must sink into the mine I see?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My heart will fall before you, if I stay; Each word you speak saps part of it away.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading My heart will fall before you, if I stay; Each word you speak saps part of it away.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
but in spite of that
From this reading ----Yet all my fortune on his death is set; And he may love her, though he loves not yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Val._ To bring Porphyrius only to my sight, Was not to show your pity, but your spite: Would you but half oblige her you adore?
