used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
anew
From this reading Was Edith again to be snatched from him when almost within his reach?
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Was Edith again to be snatched from him when almost within his reach?
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading No, not if he, alone and unarmed, were forced to battle for her with a score of Mahng's treacherous followers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
arduousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrdʒuːəs/
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading Was he then to be robbed of the fruits of his arduous journeyings?
ascendingadjectiveUS /əˈsendɪŋ/
moving or going or growing upward
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
awfulnessnounUS /ˈɔːfəlnəs/
a quality of extreme unpleasantness
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading No, not if he, alone and unarmed, were forced to battle for her with a score of Mahng's treacherous followers.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Was he then to be robbed of the fruits of his arduous journeyings?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
centred
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From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
Donald
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From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
Edith
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From this reading Was Edith again to be snatched from him when almost within his reach?
enactedverbUS /eˈnæktəd/
past form of “enact” — order by virtue of superior authority; decree
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
an opposing military force
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
divisible by two
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
followersnounUS /ˈfɑːloʊərz/
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading No, not if he, alone and unarmed, were forced to battle for her with a score of Mahng's treacherous followers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading No, not if he, alone and unarmed, were forced to battle for her with a score of Mahng's treacherous followers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Was Edith again to be snatched from him when almost within his reach?
fruitsnounUS /fruːts/
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Was he then to be robbed of the fruits of his arduous journeyings?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No, not if he, alone and unarmed, were forced to battle for her with a score of Mahng's treacherous followers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No, not if he, alone and unarmed, were forced to battle for her with a score of Mahng's treacherous followers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
journeyings
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From this reading Was he then to be robbed of the fruits of his arduous journeyings?
and nothing more
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
Mahng's
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From this reading No, not if he, alone and unarmed, were forced to battle for her with a score of Mahng's treacherous followers.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
a particular point in time
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
not any; not one
From this reading No, not if he, alone and unarmed, were forced to battle for her with a score of Mahng's treacherous followers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, not if he, alone and unarmed, were forced to battle for her with a score of Mahng's treacherous followers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
overtakenverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪkən/
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
pathwaynounUS /ˈpæθweɪ/
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Was Edith again to be snatched from him when almost within his reach?
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Was he then to be robbed of the fruits of his arduous journeyings?
rootedadjectiveUS /ˈruːtəd/
absolutely still
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading No, not if he, alone and unarmed, were forced to battle for her with a score of Mahng's treacherous followers.
snatchedverbUS /snætʃt/
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading Was Edith again to be snatched from him when almost within his reach?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
suddennessnounUS /ˈsʌdənnəs/
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
tragedynounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
treacherousadjectiveUS /ˈtretʃərəs/
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading No, not if he, alone and unarmed, were forced to battle for her with a score of Mahng's treacherous followers.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
unarmedadjectiveUS /əˈnɑːrmd/
(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms
From this reading No, not if he, alone and unarmed, were forced to battle for her with a score of Mahng's treacherous followers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No, not if he, alone and unarmed, were forced to battle for her with a score of Mahng's treacherous followers.
at the time that
From this reading Was Edith again to be snatched from him when almost within his reach?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
which person or people
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Then like a flash it came to him that, even while his attention was wholly centred on the tragedy just enacted, he had been aware of another man ascending the pathway who had turned and fled.
WILDERNESSnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading A WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS For a moment Donald stood rooted to the spot by the suddenness and awfulness of the fate that had overtaken his enemy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No, not if he, alone and unarmed, were forced to battle for her with a score of Mahng's treacherous followers.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Was Edith again to be snatched from him when almost within his reach?
