AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He had now no longer any need to discuss the fact.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
Chazel
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From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
clearnessnounUS /ˈklɪrnəs/
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
From this reading The clearness of this simple fact prostrated him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
discussverbUS /dɪˈskʌs/
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading He had now no longer any need to discuss the fact.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading He had now no longer any need to discuss the fact.
good-night
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From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He could hear her say in that voice whose slightest inflections he knew so well:
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He could hear her say in that voice whose slightest inflections he knew so well:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife had lied to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife had lied to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He could hear her say in that voice whose slightest inflections he knew so well:
inflectionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈflekʃənz/
plural of “inflection” — a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
From this reading He could hear her say in that voice whose slightest inflections he knew so well:
intensitynounUS /ɪnˈtensəti/
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He could hear her say in that voice whose slightest inflections he knew so well:
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
liednounUS /laɪd/
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading His wife had lied to him.
for more time
From this reading He had now no longer any need to discuss the fact.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading He had now no longer any need to discuss the fact.
not any; not one
From this reading He had now no longer any need to discuss the fact.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had now no longer any need to discuss the fact.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
prostrated
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From this reading The clearness of this simple fact prostrated him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
express in words
From this reading He could hear her say in that voice whose slightest inflections he knew so well:
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading The clearness of this simple fact prostrated him.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading He could hear her say in that voice whose slightest inflections he knew so well:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He could hear her say in that voice whose slightest inflections he knew so well:
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He could hear her say in that voice whose slightest inflections he knew so well:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had now no longer any need to discuss the fact.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The clearness of this simple fact prostrated him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He could hear her say in that voice whose slightest inflections he knew so well:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He could hear her say in that voice whose slightest inflections he knew so well:
at the time that
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
belonging to which person
From this reading He could hear her say in that voice whose slightest inflections he knew so well:
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His wife had lied to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Alfred Chazel had said good-night to Helen as usual and was left alone, he began to suffer with an intensity of which he himself could not have believed himself capable.
