Chapter XXVIII

grievously affected especially by disease

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

anew

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

(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 Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

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

From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

tried unsuccessfully

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

past form of “barter” — exchange goods without involving money

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

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

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

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

From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S EYES--THE DEAD MAN'S HANDS.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

remove offensive capability from

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

past form of “disarm” — remove offensive capability from

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

(of time) having passed or slipped by

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

come together

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

an old word for “before”

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

opinion or judgment

From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S EYES--THE DEAD MAN'S HANDS.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

a person who accepts the leadership of another

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937)

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading God, He only knew--soon I should know, too.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

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

From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

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

From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S EYES--THE DEAD MAN'S HANDS.

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

From this reading God, He only knew--soon I should know, too.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

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

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

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

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

the state of being honored

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

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

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

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From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

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 God, He only knew--soon I should know, too.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading God, He only knew--soon I should know, too.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S EYES--THE DEAD MAN'S HANDS.

the force of workers available

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

plural of “morale” — a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

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

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

not any; not one

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

on one occasion

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

and nothing more

From this reading God, He only knew--soon I should know, too.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

cut with a saw

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

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

From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading God, He only knew--soon I should know, too.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

in the near future

From this reading God, He only knew--soon I should know, too.

refrain from harming

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

in a swift manner

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

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

From this reading THE DEAD MAN'S EYES--THE DEAD MAN'S HANDS.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

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

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading God, He only knew--soon I should know, too.

tread or stomp heavily or roughly

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

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

From this reading Was Juana dying, I asked myself that night--dying of misery and of all that she had gone through?

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

at the time that

From this reading It was not possible that I should follow him and exact vengeance for all that he had done or attempted to do against her, force him once more to an encounter, disarm him again--and, when he was thus disarmed, spare him no further.

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

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

which person or people

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ere I had carried her to the _fonda_, Morales had disappeared, his afflicted follower with him--ere we reached the miserable room, in which she had passed the two nights that had elapsed since she had come here with him who had bartered for the sacrifice of her honour against her father's safety, I heard the trample of horses' hoofs, I saw from the inn window both those men ride swiftly away, their road being that which led on into Portugal.