used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
aux
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From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
for the reason that
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But what lay before him now was, of a truth, beyond the power of human sufferance.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But what lay before him now was, of a truth, beyond the power of human sufferance.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
bruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what lay before him now was, of a truth, beyond the power of human sufferance.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
enforcedadjectiveUS /enˈfɔːrst/
forced or compelled or put in force
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
Gilles
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From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
heiressnounUS /ˈerəs/
a female heir
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
How
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From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading But what lay before him now was, of a truth, beyond the power of human sufferance.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
inactivitynounUS /ˌɪnækˈtɪvɪti/
the state of being inactive
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
insistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstənt/
repetitive and persistent
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
Jacqueline
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From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
JEHAN
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From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
Juifs
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From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But what lay before him now was, of a truth, beyond the power of human sufferance.
go away from a place
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
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 He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
long-drawn-out
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From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
mayhapadverb
by chance
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
MAÎTRE
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From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
information about recent and important events
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But what lay before him now was, of a truth, beyond the power of human sufferance.
obviouslyadverbUS /ˈɑːbviəsli/
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading But what lay before him now was, of a truth, beyond the power of human sufferance.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
remorsenounUS /rɪˈmɔːrs/
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
possessing material wealth
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
riddleverbUS /ˈrɪdəl/
pierce with many holes
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
RuenounUS /ruː/
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
simpleradjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpələr/
comparative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
sufferancenoun
patient endurance especially of pain or distress
From this reading But what lay before him now was, of a truth, beyond the power of human sufferance.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
express in words
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading But what lay before him now was, of a truth, beyond the power of human sufferance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
unanswerableadjectiveUS /ˌʌˈnænsərəbəl/
impossible to answer
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
unsuspectingadjectiveUS /ˌʌnsəˈspektɪŋ/
not suspicious
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
a vivid mental image
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
weariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/
exhausted
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He felt that, mayhap under simpler circumstances--she being a great lady, a rich heiress, and he an humble soldier of fortune--he could have torn her image from his heart, since obviously she could never become his, and he could have endured the desolation, the anguish, which after such a sacrifice would have left him finally, bruised and wearied, an old and broken man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
womanlyadjective
befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were a long-drawn-out agony of body and of mind: of body, because the enforced inactivity was positive torture to such a man of action as he was; of mind, because the problem of life had become so complicated, its riddle so unanswerable, that day after day and night after night Gilles would pace up and down his narrow room in the Rue aux Juifs, his heart torn with misery and shame and remorse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WHAT NEWS MAÎTRE JEHAN BROUGHT BACK WITH HIM I How Gilles spent the next two or three weeks he could never afterwards tell you.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The image of Jacqueline, so young, so womanly, so unsuspecting, haunted him with its sweet, insistent charm, until he would stretch out his arms toward that radiant vision in passionate longing and call to her aloud to go and leave him, alone with his misery.
