used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
(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 was one of those cases where love, all unpremeditated, had grown up, swiftly, surely, silently.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
any thing at all
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
ardentadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrdənt/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And yet, no word, to tell of it, had ever been spoken between them.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And yet, no word, to tell of it, had ever been spoken between them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading It was one of those cases where love, all unpremeditated, had grown up, swiftly, surely, silently.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
at any time
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading It was one of those cases where love, all unpremeditated, had grown up, swiftly, surely, silently.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And yet, no word, to tell of it, had ever been spoken between them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
individualsnounUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/
plural of “individual” — a human being
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet, no word, to tell of it, had ever been spoken between them.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
LingeringnounUS /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
the act of tarrying
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
loversnounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy Cleeve.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
not any; not one
From this reading And yet, no word, to tell of it, had ever been spoken between them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those cases where love, all unpremeditated, had grown up, swiftly, surely, silently.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
without speaking
From this reading It was one of those cases where love, all unpremeditated, had grown up, swiftly, surely, silently.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading And yet, no word, to tell of it, had ever been spoken between them.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It was one of those cases where love, all unpremeditated, had grown up, swiftly, surely, silently.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
in a swift manner
From this reading It was one of those cases where love, all unpremeditated, had grown up, swiftly, surely, silently.
express in words
From this reading And yet, no word, to tell of it, had ever been spoken between them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those cases where love, all unpremeditated, had grown up, swiftly, surely, silently.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
unpremeditatedadjective
not prepared or planned in advance
From this reading It was one of those cases where love, all unpremeditated, had grown up, swiftly, surely, silently.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was one of those cases where love, all unpremeditated, had grown up, swiftly, surely, silently.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was one of those cases where love, all unpremeditated, had grown up, swiftly, surely, silently.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lovers they were, in heart, in mind, in thought: with as pure and passionate and ardent a love as ever was felt on this earth.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Lingering under the light of the sweet May moon, arm within arm, their voices hushed, their tread slow, went two individuals, whom few, looking upon them, could have failed to mistake for anything but lovers.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading And yet, no word, to tell of it, had ever been spoken between them.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, no word, to tell of it, had ever been spoken between them.
