Chapter XI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading When the time arrived for me to go back to the island, I wept copiously.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading When the time arrived for me to go back to the island, I wept copiously.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

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From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

in an abundant manner

From this reading When the time arrived for me to go back to the island, I wept copiously.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading I did so mind leaving behind Sitanthy and especially the _halaïc_.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

a farewell remark

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

plural of “greek” — the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading When the time arrived for me to go back to the island, I wept copiously.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

the act of departing

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When the time arrived for me to go back to the island, I wept copiously.

come together

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I did so mind leaving behind Sitanthy and especially the _halaïc_.

plural of “misdeed” — improper or wicked or immoral behavior

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

on the contrary

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

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From this reading I did so mind leaving behind Sitanthy and especially the _halaïc_.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading When the time arrived for me to go back to the island, I wept copiously.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading When the time arrived for me to go back to the island, I wept copiously.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

at the time that

From this reading When the time arrived for me to go back to the island, I wept copiously.

in or at the place that

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

in the company of; together with

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It is a pity that the world should be so large, and that we should have to go from place to place, leaving behind those we have learned to love.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.

but in spite of that

From this reading MISDEEDS I did miss Djimlah and Chakendé and Nashan, yet the _halaïc_ made up for a great deal, and what is more, knowing now that some day she would go to heaven and meet her Greek lover, I was telling _her_ the Greek history, or rather that part of the Greek history where the Greeks were intermarrying with the gods.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She, however, in spite of the sorrow she felt at bidding me good-bye, kept on saying: “Think, _yavroum_, you might never have come, and that would have been far worse.