used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What consequences was this affair destined to bring about?
in actual fact
From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What consequences was this affair destined to bring about?
agitatedadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading What consequences was this affair destined to bring about?
BURGOMASTERnounUS /ˈbɜːrɡəmæstər/
a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
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consequencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwensəz/
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not imagine.
COUNSELLORnounUS /ˈkaʊnsələr/
someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp
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destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
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a licensed medical practitioner
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something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
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death of a person
From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading They could not imagine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
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 The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
immediately past
From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
Niklausse
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not imagine.
OXnounUS /ɑːks/
an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
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Ox's
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give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The grave event which had taken place at Doctor Ox’s house actually kept them awake.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not imagine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What consequences was this affair destined to bring about?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Tricasse
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From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Counsellor Niklausse and the Burgomaster Van Tricasse at last knew what it was to have an agitated night.
used to ask for information about something
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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