used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
anew
From this reading "Let's look down into that great court again, Dost," I said softly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We looked over, and Dost drew back shaking his head.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There may be a part that is not watched."
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
a state at a particular time
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "Let's look down into that great court again, Dost," I said softly.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
Dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Let's look down into that great court again, Dost," I said softly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Let's look down into that great court again, Dost," I said softly.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Let's look down into that great court again, Dost," I said softly.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading We looked over, and Dost drew back shaking his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We looked over, and Dost drew back shaking his head.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
how
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From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Let's look down into that great court again, Dost," I said softly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There may be a part that is not watched."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's look down into that great court again, Dost," I said softly.
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 That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Let's look down into that great court again, Dost," I said softly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We looked over, and Dost drew back shaking his head.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "There may be a part that is not watched."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
information about recent and important events
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "There may be a part that is not watched."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
on one occasion
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We looked over, and Dost drew back shaking his head.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "There may be a part that is not watched."
piteousadjective
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let's look down into that great court again, Dost," I said softly.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading We looked over, and Dost drew back shaking his head.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
with low volume
From this reading "Let's look down into that great court again, Dost," I said softly.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
testnounUS /test/
trying something to find out about it
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There may be a part that is not watched."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was piteous news, and I drew a long breath as I felt how hopeless my condition was growing.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading "There may be a part that is not watched."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We looked over, and Dost drew back shaking his head.
at the time that
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had seemed so easy to escape when once I was out of the palace, but on putting it to the test, the difficulties had increased with every step.
