aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
(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--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
for the reason that
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
beguilements
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From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
Carre
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
chasmnounUS /ˈkæzəm/
a deep opening in the earth's surface
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
a small house with a single story
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
enjoymentnounUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
fern-bed
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He told it with great gusto.
GuernseynounUS /ˈɡɜːrnzi/
a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
gustonounUS /ˈɡʌstoʊ/
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
From this reading He told it with great gusto.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
half-Frenchman
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From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
Hamon
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From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
Hanois
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told it with great gusto.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
HOW
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From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
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 Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
marryingverbUS /ˈmeriɪŋ/
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
Martel's
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From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
and nothing more
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
the local environment
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
Rachel'snounUS /ˈreɪtʃəlz/
possessive form of “rachel” — (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
recallingverbUS /rɪˈkɔːlɪŋ/
-ing form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
undisguisedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪsˈɡaɪzd/
plain to see
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
at the time that
From this reading HOW TWO FOUGHT IN THE DARK When George Hamon told me the next part of the story of those early days, his enjoyment in the recalling of certain parts of it was undisguised.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He told it with great gusto.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading As he lay that night on the fern-bed in the cottage above the chasm, he thought of Rachel Carre, and what might have been if Martel's father had only been properly drowned on the Hanois instead of marrying the Guernsey woman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rachel and he might have come together, and he would have made her as happy as the day was long.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading And now--his life was empty, and Rachel's was broken,--and all because of this wretched half-Frenchman, with his knowing ways and foreign beguilements.
