used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAID AND THE MISTRESS.
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading Gilbert had passed this time in unspeakable anguish.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as he stooped to pick up this ladder, lying on the grass where he remembered, he heard a rustling noise by the house, and he turned.
assaultnounUS /əˈsɔːlt/
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
Balsamo
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From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
gardener'snounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənərz/
possessive form of “gardener” — someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Gilbert had passed this time in unspeakable anguish.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading But as he stooped to pick up this ladder, lying on the grass where he remembered, he heard a rustling noise by the house, and he turned.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gilbert had passed this time in unspeakable anguish.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But as he stooped to pick up this ladder, lying on the grass where he remembered, he heard a rustling noise by the house, and he turned.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading But as he stooped to pick up this ladder, lying on the grass where he remembered, he heard a rustling noise by the house, and he turned.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gilbert had passed this time in unspeakable anguish.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
hear with intention
From this reading Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading But as he stooped to pick up this ladder, lying on the grass where he remembered, he heard a rustling noise by the house, and he turned.
a female domestic
From this reading THE MAID AND THE MISTRESS.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading THE MAID AND THE MISTRESS.
attach to a support
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading But as he stooped to pick up this ladder, lying on the grass where he remembered, he heard a rustling noise by the house, and he turned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Gilbert had passed this time in unspeakable anguish.
select carefully from a group
From this reading But as he stooped to pick up this ladder, lying on the grass where he remembered, he heard a rustling noise by the house, and he turned.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading But as he stooped to pick up this ladder, lying on the grass where he remembered, he heard a rustling noise by the house, and he turned.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
rustlingnounUS /ˈrʌslɪŋ/
the stealing of cattle
From this reading But as he stooped to pick up this ladder, lying on the grass where he remembered, he heard a rustling noise by the house, and he turned.
spyverbUS /spaɪ/
catch sight of
From this reading Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading But as he stooped to pick up this ladder, lying on the grass where he remembered, he heard a rustling noise by the house, and he turned.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAID AND THE MISTRESS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Gilbert had passed this time in unspeakable anguish.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Gilbert had passed this time in unspeakable anguish.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
a shaky motion
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But as he stooped to pick up this ladder, lying on the grass where he remembered, he heard a rustling noise by the house, and he turned.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
unspeakableadjectiveUS /ənˈspiːkəbəl/
defying expression or description
From this reading Gilbert had passed this time in unspeakable anguish.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
in or at the place that
From this reading But as he stooped to pick up this ladder, lying on the grass where he remembered, he heard a rustling noise by the house, and he turned.
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 Then the idea struck him to get the gardener's ladder and by its means climb up outside to the window, and listen and spy.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Balsamo was but a man, but he was a strong one, and the youth was weak: He had attempted twenty times to mount to the assault of the guest room, but his trembling limbs gave way under him and he fell on his knees.
