a vaguely specified concern
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
(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 That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
Ardan
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From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment's rest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
Barbicane
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From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
cessationnounUS /ˌseˈseɪʃən/
a stopping
From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
CITIZENnounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading THE NEW CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
denouementnounUS /ˌdeɪnuːˈmɑːn/
the outcome of a complex sequence of events
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
Deputations
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From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment's rest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment's rest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment's rest.
harassedadjectiveUS /hərˈæst/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
intermissionnounUS /ˌɪntərˈmɪʃən/
the act of suspending activity temporarily
From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
Michel
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From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment's rest.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment's rest.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.
Nicholl
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From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
not any; not one
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment's rest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEW CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment's rest.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading From that day forth, Michel Ardan had not one moment's rest.
Identical; not different.
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
unusual or striking
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading THE NEW CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
UNITEDadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading THE NEW CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
(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 That same day all America heard of the affair of Captain Nicholl and President Barbicane, as well as its singular _denouement_.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Deputations from all corners of the Union harassed him without cessation or intermission.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was compelled to receive them all, whether he would or no.
