used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Artigny
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in a state of sleep
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
assassinnounUS /əˈsæsən/
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
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according with custom or propriety
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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a long seat for more than one person
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
Cassion
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From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
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CHEVET
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From this reading THE MURDER OF CHEVET Who had killed him?
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MURDER OF CHEVET Who had killed him?
hauntingadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪŋ/
continually recurring to the mind
From this reading These were the two questions haunting my mind, and becoming more and more insistent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could not understand, could not imagine a cause, and yet the assassin must have been De Artigny.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MURDER OF CHEVET Who had killed him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I could not understand, could not imagine a cause, and yet the assassin must have been De Artigny.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
insistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstənt/
repetitive and persistent
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past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading THE MURDER OF CHEVET Who had killed him?
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
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an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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kill intentionally and with premeditation
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading These were the two questions haunting my mind, and becoming more and more insistent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not understand, could not imagine a cause, and yet the assassin must have been De Artigny.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MURDER OF CHEVET Who had killed him?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
priestsnounUS /priːsts/
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
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the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should I do?
with low volume
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
not in physical motion
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MURDER OF CHEVET Who had killed him?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were the two questions haunting my mind, and becoming more and more insistent.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading These were the two questions haunting my mind, and becoming more and more insistent.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I could not understand, could not imagine a cause, and yet the assassin must have been De Artigny.
weariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/
exhausted
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were the two questions haunting my mind, and becoming more and more insistent.
used to ask for information about something
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which person or people
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in the company of; together with
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The light still burned in the mission house, and I could picture the scene within--the three priests reading, or talking softly to each other, and Cassion asleep on his bench in the corner, wearied with the day.
but in spite of that
From this reading I could not understand, could not imagine a cause, and yet the assassin must have been De Artigny.
