aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Herr Nielsen,” he said, “I have found out something about the Black Pilgrimage.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah! what tales are those?”
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The landlord was now alone, and at Mr Wraxall’s mercy; and that inquirer was not inclined to spare him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ah! what tales are those?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The landlord was now alone, and at Mr Wraxall’s mercy; and that inquirer was not inclined to spare him.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “Herr Nielsen,” he said, “I have found out something about the Black Pilgrimage.
deaconnounUS /ˈdiːkən/
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
set up or found
From this reading “Herr Nielsen,” he said, “I have found out something about the Black Pilgrimage.
the act of departing
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
HerrnounUS /her/
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading “Herr Nielsen,” he said, “I have found out something about the Black Pilgrimage.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The landlord was now alone, and at Mr Wraxall’s mercy; and that inquirer was not inclined to spare him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr Wraxall put in.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading The landlord was now alone, and at Mr Wraxall’s mercy; and that inquirer was not inclined to spare him.
inquirernounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪrər/
someone who asks a question
From this reading The landlord was now alone, and at Mr Wraxall’s mercy; and that inquirer was not inclined to spare him.
landlordnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrd/
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading The landlord was now alone, and at Mr Wraxall’s mercy; and that inquirer was not inclined to spare him.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading The landlord was now alone, and at Mr Wraxall’s mercy; and that inquirer was not inclined to spare him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr Wraxall put in.
NielsennounUS /ˈniːlsən/
Danish composer (1865-1931)
From this reading “Herr Nielsen,” he said, “I have found out something about the Black Pilgrimage.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The landlord was now alone, and at Mr Wraxall’s mercy; and that inquirer was not inclined to spare him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The landlord was now alone, and at Mr Wraxall’s mercy; and that inquirer was not inclined to spare him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Herr Nielsen,” he said, “I have found out something about the Black Pilgrimage.
PilgrimagenounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmədʒ/
a journey to a sacred place
From this reading “Herr Nielsen,” he said, “I have found out something about the Black Pilgrimage.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mr Wraxall put in.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
express in words
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Herr Nielsen,” he said, “I have found out something about the Black Pilgrimage.
in the near future
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
refrain from harming
From this reading The landlord was now alone, and at Mr Wraxall’s mercy; and that inquirer was not inclined to spare him.
plural of “tale” — 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 “Ah! what tales are those?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Ah! what tales are those?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ah! what tales are those?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Tales, I was going to say, which I have forgotten,” said the deacon; and soon after that he said good night.
Wraxall
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From this reading Mr Wraxall put in.
Wraxall's
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From this reading The landlord was now alone, and at Mr Wraxall’s mercy; and that inquirer was not inclined to spare him.
