(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 But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
extreme mental distress
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Not love you, Anne!” he repeated bitterly; “not love you I Words cannot speak my devotion.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
assertverbUS /əˈsɜːrt/
state categorically
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “Not love you, Anne!” he repeated bitterly; “not love you I Words cannot speak my devotion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
cannot
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From this reading Oh, Sir Thomas! you cannot love me, or you would not have done this.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading “Not love you, Anne!” he repeated bitterly; “not love you I Words cannot speak my devotion.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Oh, Sir Thomas! you cannot love me, or you would not have done this.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I would lay down my head on the scaffold to prove it.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh, Sir Thomas! you cannot love me, or you would not have done this.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Not love you, Anne!” he repeated bitterly; “not love you I Words cannot speak my devotion.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I would lay down my head on the scaffold to prove it.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Not love you, Anne!” he repeated bitterly; “not love you I Words cannot speak my devotion.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I would lay down my head on the scaffold to prove it.
go away from a place
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Oh, Sir Thomas! you cannot love me, or you would not have done this.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, Sir Thomas! you cannot love me, or you would not have done this.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, Sir Thomas! you cannot love me, or you would not have done this.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Sir Thomas! you cannot love me, or you would not have done this.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I would lay down my head on the scaffold to prove it.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Oh, Sir Thomas! you cannot love me, or you would not have done this.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading I would lay down my head on the scaffold to prove it.
recurring again and again
From this reading “Not love you, Anne!” he repeated bitterly; “not love you I Words cannot speak my devotion.
scaffoldnounUS /ˈskæfəld/
a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
From this reading I would lay down my head on the scaffold to prove it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
term of address for a man
From this reading Oh, Sir Thomas! you cannot love me, or you would not have done this.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
express in speech
From this reading “Not love you, Anne!” he repeated bitterly; “not love you I Words cannot speak my devotion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would lay down my head on the scaffold to prove it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Oh, Sir Thomas! you cannot love me, or you would not have done this.”
propel through the air
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading But for my love for you, I would throw open that door, and walk forth so that all might see me--so that Henry might experience some part of the anguish I now feel.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Not love you, Anne!” he repeated bitterly; “not love you I Words cannot speak my devotion.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oh, Sir Thomas! you cannot love me, or you would not have done this.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you are seen to leave this chamber, it will be in vain to assert my innocence to Henry.
