used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
acenounUS /eɪs/
the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
in actual fact
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
(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 And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The examination by the police had, moreover, been a great strain, and when I rose from it I felt both nervous and unstrung.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The examination by the police had, moreover, been a great strain, and when I rose from it I felt both nervous and unstrung.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
consequencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwensəz/
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
cowardlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊərdli/
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
customaryadjectiveUS /ˈkʌstəmeri/
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
detentionnounUS /dɪˈtenʃən/
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
disastrousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzæstrəs/
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
examinationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading The examination by the police had, moreover, been a great strain, and when I rose from it I felt both nervous and unstrung.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
fellow-creature
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From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The examination by the police had, moreover, been a great strain, and when I rose from it I felt both nervous and unstrung.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The examination by the police had, moreover, been a great strain, and when I rose from it I felt both nervous and unstrung.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The examination by the police had, moreover, been a great strain, and when I rose from it I felt both nervous and unstrung.
an established custom
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
Hagar
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From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
hazardnounUS /ˈhæzərd/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
hesitationnounUS /ˌhezəˈteɪʃən/
indecision in speech or action
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
JewnounUS /dʒuː/
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
the act of departing
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
menaceverbUS /ˈmenəs/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading The examination by the police had, moreover, been a great strain, and when I rose from it I felt both nervous and unstrung.
mortificationnounUS /ˈmɔːrtəfkeɪʃən/
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
MURDERERnounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
easily agitated
From this reading The examination by the police had, moreover, been a great strain, and when I rose from it I felt both nervous and unstrung.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
officialadjectiveUS /əˈfɪʃəl/
having official authority or sanction
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
palteringnoun
a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
without much difficulty
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The examination by the police had, moreover, been a great strain, and when I rose from it I felt both nervous and unstrung.
express in words
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
in a serious manner
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading The examination by the police had, moreover, been a great strain, and when I rose from it I felt both nervous and unstrung.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
carry out
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
the upper part of anything
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
unstrungadjective
emotionally upset
From this reading The examination by the police had, moreover, been a great strain, and when I rose from it I felt both nervous and unstrung.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
at the time that
From this reading The examination by the police had, moreover, been a great strain, and when I rose from it I felt both nervous and unstrung.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I say this in order to account in some measure for an act which was altogether foreign to my customary habit, and a paltering and cowardly hesitation which I have never been quite able to understand.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And now on the top of all had come the murder of the Jew, with its consequences of personal hazard to myself and its disastrous menace to my plans.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
people who are wounded
From this reading Within the past twenty-four hours I had been within an ace of losing my life; I had seriously wounded if not actually killed a fellow-creature in order to escape; I had endured the bitter mortification of police detention; and had returned to Berlin to take up the thread of an exciting struggle.
ZieglernounUS /ˈziːɡlər/
German chemist honored for his research on polymers (1898-1973)
From this reading THE MURDERER It will be readily understood that at the moment of my leaving the police official to go to Hagar Ziegler I was in a very unusual mood.
