used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
ABACKadverbUS /əˈbæk/
having the wind against the forward side of the sails
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
ABOVEprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
(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 HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
ARRESTverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
next to; at the side of
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
BLOTSnounUS /blɑːts/
plural of “blot” — a blemish made by dirt
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
CALFnounUS /kæf/
young of domestic cattle
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
CHESTSnounUS /tʃests/
plural of “chest” — the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
CHOKINGadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
CITIZENSnounUS /ˈsɪtəzənz/
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
CLAMBEREDverbUS /ˈklæmbərd/
past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
COBBLES
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From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
absence of light or illumination
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
DRAWINGSnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋz/
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
ENTERPRISEnounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
ENTRYnounUS /ˈentri/
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
set up or found
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
FOXESnounUS /ˈfɑːksəz/
plural of “fox” — alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
GIVENadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
destroyed or killed
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
GROANEDverbUS /ɡroʊnd/
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
HEEDnounUS /hiːd/
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
the act of retaining something
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
HUDDLEDadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
ILLUSTRIOUSadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈlʌstriəs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
KING'SnounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
KNEELINGnounUS /ˈniːlɪŋ/
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
a polite name for any woman
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
LANGRES
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From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
LANTERNnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
LEAPTverbUS /lept/
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
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 HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
MAURICE
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From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
the force of workers available
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
in motion
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
NASSAUnounUS /ˈnæsɔː/
the capital of the Bahamas
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
ONSETnounUS /ˈɑːnset/
the beginning or early stages
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
PANGnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
PINNINGnounUS /ˈpɪnɪŋ/
a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
RAOUL
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From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
RAVINEnounUS /rəˈviːn/
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
precisely, exactly
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
ROBINSONnounUS /ˈrɑːbənsən/
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
cut with a saw
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
SIEUR
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From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
SINKINGnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
term of address for a man
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
with low volume
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
SPANIARDSnounUS /ˈspænjərdz/
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
refrain from harming
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
STERNLYadverbUS /ˈstɜːrnli/
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
SWIFTNESSnounUS /ˈswɪftnəs/
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
SWIMMERnounUS /ˈswɪmər/
a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
TO-MORROW
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From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
TOWARDprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
UNTILprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
VEHEMENTadjectiveUS /ˈviːəmənt/
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
VOLMAR
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From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HE CAUGHT THE SWIMMER AS HE WAS ON THE POINT OF SINKING THE SPANIARDS LEAPT INTO THE RAVINE AND CLAMBERED UP THE OTHER SIDE THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR ONSET TOOK THE SPANIARDS ALL ABACK WE OPENED THE CHESTS IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT A SHARP PANG IN THE CALF OF MY LEFT LEG
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
WHILEconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading RIGHT MERRY WERE THE CITIZENS AT THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTERPRISE VOLMAR READ THE LETTER BY THE AID OF A LANTERN I BEHELD THREE MEN AS BLACK BLOTS MOVING IN THE DARKNESS "TO-MORROW THE ORDER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD TO ARREST YOU"
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE SIEUR DE LANGRES GAVE ONE CHOKING SIGH, AND FELL AT THE KING’S FEET RAISING HIS SWORD HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE BROUGHT IT DOWN WITH A VEHEMENT STROKE PINNING HIM DOWN UPON A CHAIR, I BADE HIM STERNLY GIVE HEED TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON WHICH I WOULD SPARE HIS LIFE
YGNACIO'S
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From this reading DOWN HE WENT UPON THE COBBLES, AND I STOOD OVER HIM WHILE HE LAY AND GROANED INSTANTLY RAOUL WAS AT DON YGNACIO’S THROAT I FOUND MY LADY KNEELING BESIDE ME, HOLDING A CUP DRAWINGS BY T. H. ROBINSON I LAY HID UNTIL THE MAN HAD COME FORTH AND GONE HIS WAY
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A FIGURE SPRANG AT ME OUT OF THE DARK ENTRY I SAW A MAN LYING IN A HUDDLED HEAP WE CREPT SOFTLY AS FOXES TOWARD THE WALL "SIR, YOU COME FROM THE ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE MAURICE OF NASSAU?"
