used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
(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 If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
ancien
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From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
ChevaliernounUS /ˌʃevəˈlɪr/
French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
From this reading Chevalier!
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
conversationaladjectiveUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃənəl/
characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
duelnounUS /ˈduːəl/
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
fatalitynounUS /fəˈtælɪti/
a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
how
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From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
ldquo
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
not any; not one
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
passiveadjectiveUS /ˈpæsɪv/
lacking in energy or will
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
rdquo
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From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
regimenounUS /rəˈʒiːm/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
rsquo
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From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
secondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
trembleverbUS /ˈtrembəl/
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If it is my lot to remain on the ground, you at least will know all that can be made known of this affair.” </p> <p> The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And there’s no escape from it.” </p> <p> He murmured after a pause, “It’s a fatality,” dropped the Chevalier’s passive hand, and said in his ordinary conversational voice, “I shall have to go without seconds.
but in spite of that
From this reading I have been so near doing these things that I tremble yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don’t know how terrible this duel appears to me.
