used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It seemed that I had found the one thing I loved above all others.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
(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 It seemed that I had found the one thing I loved above all others.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading To me it was not a business or a profession, but just a wonderful game.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To me it was not a business or a profession, but just a wonderful game.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
don't
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From this reading I don’t think I was ever happier in my life.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading When I left for my leave to England, I was not very keen on going.
at any time
From this reading I don’t think I was ever happier in my life.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When I left for my leave to England, I was not very keen on going.
set up or found
From this reading It seemed that I had found the one thing I loved above all others.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading To me it was not a business or a profession, but just a wonderful game.
the act of departing
From this reading When I left for my leave to England, I was not very keen on going.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I don’t think I was ever happier in my life.
heart-strings
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From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I left for my leave to England, I was not very keen on going.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
and nothing more
From this reading To me it was not a business or a profession, but just a wonderful game.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading When I left for my leave to England, I was not very keen on going.
go away from a place
From this reading When I left for my leave to England, I was not very keen on going.
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 When I left for my leave to England, I was not very keen on going.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I don’t think I was ever happier in my life.
held dear
From this reading It seemed that I had found the one thing I loved above all others.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To me it was not a business or a profession, but just a wonderful game.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I left for my leave to England, I was not very keen on going.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When I left for my leave to England, I was not very keen on going.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I left for my leave to England, I was not very keen on going.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It seemed that I had found the one thing I loved above all others.
and nothing more
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To me it was not a business or a profession, but just a wonderful game.
others
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From this reading It seemed that I had found the one thing I loved above all others.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading To me it was not a business or a profession, but just a wonderful game.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed that I had found the one thing I loved above all others.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
a special situation
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don’t think I was ever happier in my life.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I left for my leave to England, I was not very keen on going.
precisely as stated
From this reading When I left for my leave to England, I was not very keen on going.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading The excitement of the chase had a tight hold on my heart-strings, and I felt that the only thing I wanted was to stay right at it and fight and fight and fight in the air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I left for my leave to England, I was not very keen on going.
at the time that
From this reading When I left for my leave to England, I was not very keen on going.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading To me it was not a business or a profession, but just a wonderful game.
