Chapter XXIV

of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

later than; following

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

troubled emotionally and usually deeply

From this reading The house in Bloomsbury was profoundly agitated by all these discoveries.

(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 The house in Bloomsbury was profoundly agitated by all these discoveries.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

a cherished desire

From this reading He had fallen into the dead calm of failure, he had dropped his tools from his hands, and all his ambition from his heart.

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

From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

a city district of central London laid out in garden squares

From this reading The house in Bloomsbury was profoundly agitated by all these discoveries.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The house in Bloomsbury was profoundly agitated by all these discoveries.

make calm or still

From this reading He had fallen into the dead calm of failure, he had dropped his tools from his hands, and all his ambition from his heart.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

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

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading He had fallen into the dead calm of failure, he had dropped his tools from his hands, and all his ambition from his heart.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

-ing form of “desire” — feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something

From this reading The house in Bloomsbury was profoundly agitated by all these discoveries.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading He had fallen into the dead calm of failure, he had dropped his tools from his hands, and all his ambition from his heart.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

the organ of sight

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

an act that fails

From this reading He had fallen into the dead calm of failure, he had dropped his tools from his hands, and all his ambition from his heart.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading He had fallen into the dead calm of failure, he had dropped his tools from his hands, and all his ambition from his heart.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

set up or found

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He had fallen into the dead calm of failure, he had dropped his tools from his hands, and all his ambition from his heart.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

death of a person

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading He had fallen into the dead calm of failure, he had dropped his tools from his hands, and all his ambition from his heart.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading He had fallen into the dead calm of failure, he had dropped his tools from his hands, and all his ambition from his heart.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The house in Bloomsbury was profoundly agitated by all these discoveries.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

not admitting of penetration or passage into or through

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

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

From this reading The house in Bloomsbury was profoundly agitated by all these discoveries.

a single distinct event

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He had fallen into the dead calm of failure, he had dropped his tools from his hands, and all his ambition from his heart.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

with full knowledge and deliberation

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

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From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

immediately past

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

remain present although waning or gradually dying

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

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From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

come together

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

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

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

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

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

on one occasion

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

and nothing more

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

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From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading The house in Bloomsbury was profoundly agitated by all these discoveries.

past form of “reappear” — appear again

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

past form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

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

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

inflected form of “sin” — commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

having a supporting base

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

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

From this reading The house in Bloomsbury was profoundly agitated by all these discoveries.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The house in Bloomsbury was profoundly agitated by all these discoveries.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading Curiously enough, and against all the previsions of his friends, Mr. Mannering had not been thrown back by the excitement.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

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

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation

From this reading He had fallen into the dead calm of failure, he had dropped his tools from his hands, and all his ambition from his heart.

very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

not known

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

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From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

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

From this reading The house in Bloomsbury was profoundly agitated by all these discoveries.

at the time that

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

which person or people

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

a late time of life

From this reading He had retired--he who had reappeared in existence after all his sufferings, with the consciousness that now the ball was at his foot, and fame if not fortune secured--into the second desert, more impenetrable than any African forest, of these rooms in Bloomsbury, and vegetated there all these years, forgetting more or less all that had happened to him, and all that might have happened to him, and desiring only to linger out the last of his life unknowing and unknown.

the day immediately before today

From this reading The sharp sting of these events which had brought back before him once more the tragic climax of his life--the time when he had come back as out of the grave and found his home desolate--when his wife had fled before his face, not daring to meet his eye, although she had not knowingly sinned against him, and when all the triumph of his return to life, and of his discoveries and the fruit of his dreadful labours, had become bitterness to him and misery--came back upon him, every incident standing out as if it had been yesterday.