Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There had been a long, silent struggle in both men's minds.

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

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

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

From this reading And now Claude heard with joy this question asked in English.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There had been a long, silent struggle in both men's minds.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "Well, Claude, where you t'ink 'better go?"

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading NOT BLUE EYES, NOR YELLOW HAIR.

the two together, not just one

From this reading There had been a long, silent struggle in both men's minds.

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From this reading "Well, Claude, where you t'ink 'better go?"

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading And now Claude heard with joy this question asked in English.

opinion or judgment

From this reading NOT BLUE EYES, NOR YELLOW HAIR.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

set up or found

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Well, Claude, where you t'ink 'better go?"

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

From this reading There had been a long, silent struggle in both men's minds.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading NOT BLUE EYES, NOR YELLOW HAIR.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading And now Claude heard with joy this question asked in English.

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

From this reading There had been a long, silent struggle in both men's minds.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading And now Claude heard with joy this question asked in English.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading There had been a long, silent struggle in both men's minds.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

a public toilet for men

From this reading There had been a long, silent struggle in both men's minds.

plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

From this reading There had been a long, silent struggle in both men's minds.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading NOT BLUE EYES, NOR YELLOW HAIR.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading NOT BLUE EYES, NOR YELLOW HAIR.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading And now Claude heard with joy this question asked in English.

and nothing more

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading And now Claude heard with joy this question asked in English.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

marked by absence of sound

From this reading There had been a long, silent struggle in both men's minds.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading There had been a long, silent struggle in both men's minds.

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From this reading "Well, Claude, where you t'ink 'better go?"

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

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

in or at that place or location

From this reading There had been a long, silent struggle in both men's minds.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And now Claude heard with joy this question asked in English.

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

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

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

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well, Claude, where you t'ink 'better go?"

at the time that

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

in or at the place that

From this reading "Well, Claude, where you t'ink 'better go?"

which person or people

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

in the company of; together with

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading When the St. Pierres found themselves really left with only each other's faces to look into, and the unbounded world around them, it was the father who first spoke:

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading NOT BLUE EYES, NOR YELLOW HAIR.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Well, Claude, where you t'ink 'better go?"