used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He journeyed to Beyrout, and after a few days took ship for Marseilles.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He journeyed to Beyrout, and after a few days took ship for Marseilles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He journeyed to Beyrout, and after a few days took ship for Marseilles.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was in a rapid consumption: a disorderly life had told as ruinously upon his physique as upon his finances.
avengingverbUS /əˈvendʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “avenge” — take revenge for a perceived wrong
From this reading The avenging hand was heavy upon him in life,--what horrors yet awaited him when he should be laid in the cold grave?
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading The avenging hand was heavy upon him in life,--what horrors yet awaited him when he should be laid in the cold grave?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The avenging hand was heavy upon him in life,--what horrors yet awaited him when he should be laid in the cold grave?
Beyrout
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From this reading He journeyed to Beyrout, and after a few days took ship for Marseilles.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The avenging hand was heavy upon him in life,--what horrors yet awaited him when he should be laid in the cold grave?
collapsenounUS /kəˈlæps/
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading And with this double collapse had come a strange irresistible resurgence of early feelings and forgotten superstitions.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And with this double collapse had come a strange irresistible resurgence of early feelings and forgotten superstitions.
consumptionnounUS /kənˈsʌmpʃən/
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading He was in a rapid consumption: a disorderly life had told as ruinously upon his physique as upon his finances.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading VIII Meantime in the London Ghetto the unhappy Ethelred P. Wyndhurst found each day a year.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He journeyed to Beyrout, and after a few days took ship for Marseilles.
disorderlyadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɔːrdərli/
undisciplined and unruly
From this reading He was in a rapid consumption: a disorderly life had told as ruinously upon his physique as upon his finances.
increase twofold
From this reading And with this double collapse had come a strange irresistible resurgence of early feelings and forgotten superstitions.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading VIII Meantime in the London Ghetto the unhappy Ethelred P. Wyndhurst found each day a year.
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 And with this double collapse had come a strange irresistible resurgence of early feelings and forgotten superstitions.
Ethelrednoun
king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)
From this reading VIII Meantime in the London Ghetto the unhappy Ethelred P. Wyndhurst found each day a year.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading And with this double collapse had come a strange irresistible resurgence of early feelings and forgotten superstitions.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He journeyed to Beyrout, and after a few days took ship for Marseilles.
financesnounUS /fɪˈnænsɪz/
assets in the form of money
From this reading He was in a rapid consumption: a disorderly life had told as ruinously upon his physique as upon his finances.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He journeyed to Beyrout, and after a few days took ship for Marseilles.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading And with this double collapse had come a strange irresistible resurgence of early feelings and forgotten superstitions.
set up or found
From this reading VIII Meantime in the London Ghetto the unhappy Ethelred P. Wyndhurst found each day a year.
GhettonounUS /ˈɡetoʊ/
formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
From this reading VIII Meantime in the London Ghetto the unhappy Ethelred P. Wyndhurst found each day a year.
death of a person
From this reading The avenging hand was heavy upon him in life,--what horrors yet awaited him when he should be laid in the cold grave?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was in a rapid consumption: a disorderly life had told as ruinously upon his physique as upon his finances.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The avenging hand was heavy upon him in life,--what horrors yet awaited him when he should be laid in the cold grave?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He journeyed to Beyrout, and after a few days took ship for Marseilles.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The avenging hand was heavy upon him in life,--what horrors yet awaited him when he should be laid in the cold grave?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The avenging hand was heavy upon him in life,--what horrors yet awaited him when he should be laid in the cold grave?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was in a rapid consumption: a disorderly life had told as ruinously upon his physique as upon his finances.
horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading The avenging hand was heavy upon him in life,--what horrors yet awaited him when he should be laid in the cold grave?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VIII Meantime in the London Ghetto the unhappy Ethelred P. Wyndhurst found each day a year.
irresistibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl/
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading And with this double collapse had come a strange irresistible resurgence of early feelings and forgotten superstitions.
journeyedverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrnid/
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading He journeyed to Beyrout, and after a few days took ship for Marseilles.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The avenging hand was heavy upon him in life,--what horrors yet awaited him when he should be laid in the cold grave?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He was in a rapid consumption: a disorderly life had told as ruinously upon his physique as upon his finances.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading VIII Meantime in the London Ghetto the unhappy Ethelred P. Wyndhurst found each day a year.
MarseillesnounUS /mɑːrˈsaɪləs/
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading He journeyed to Beyrout, and after a few days took ship for Marseilles.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading VIII Meantime in the London Ghetto the unhappy Ethelred P. Wyndhurst found each day a year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And with this double collapse had come a strange irresistible resurgence of early feelings and forgotten superstitions.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading VIII Meantime in the London Ghetto the unhappy Ethelred P. Wyndhurst found each day a year.
physiquenounUS /fəˈziːk/
constitution of the human body
From this reading He was in a rapid consumption: a disorderly life had told as ruinously upon his physique as upon his finances.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading He was in a rapid consumption: a disorderly life had told as ruinously upon his physique as upon his finances.
resurgencenounUS /riˈsɜːrdʒəns/
bringing again into activity and prominence
From this reading And with this double collapse had come a strange irresistible resurgence of early feelings and forgotten superstitions.
ruinouslyadverb
in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree
From this reading He was in a rapid consumption: a disorderly life had told as ruinously upon his physique as upon his finances.
transport commercially
From this reading He journeyed to Beyrout, and after a few days took ship for Marseilles.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The avenging hand was heavy upon him in life,--what horrors yet awaited him when he should be laid in the cold grave?
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And with this double collapse had come a strange irresistible resurgence of early feelings and forgotten superstitions.
superstitionsnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃənz/
plural of “superstition” — an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
From this reading And with this double collapse had come a strange irresistible resurgence of early feelings and forgotten superstitions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VIII Meantime in the London Ghetto the unhappy Ethelred P. Wyndhurst found each day a year.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And with this double collapse had come a strange irresistible resurgence of early feelings and forgotten superstitions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He journeyed to Beyrout, and after a few days took ship for Marseilles.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He was in a rapid consumption: a disorderly life had told as ruinously upon his physique as upon his finances.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He journeyed to Beyrout, and after a few days took ship for Marseilles.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading VIII Meantime in the London Ghetto the unhappy Ethelred P. Wyndhurst found each day a year.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was in a rapid consumption: a disorderly life had told as ruinously upon his physique as upon his finances.
VIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading VIII Meantime in the London Ghetto the unhappy Ethelred P. Wyndhurst found each day a year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in a rapid consumption: a disorderly life had told as ruinously upon his physique as upon his finances.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The avenging hand was heavy upon him in life,--what horrors yet awaited him when he should be laid in the cold grave?
at the time that
From this reading The avenging hand was heavy upon him in life,--what horrors yet awaited him when he should be laid in the cold grave?
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with this double collapse had come a strange irresistible resurgence of early feelings and forgotten superstitions.
Wyndhurst
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From this reading VIII Meantime in the London Ghetto the unhappy Ethelred P. Wyndhurst found each day a year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading VIII Meantime in the London Ghetto the unhappy Ethelred P. Wyndhurst found each day a year.
but in spite of that
From this reading The avenging hand was heavy upon him in life,--what horrors yet awaited him when he should be laid in the cold grave?
