used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
Alan
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From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
(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 With all that blood between him and his enemy he could not stay a moment longer in the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading With all that blood between him and his enemy he could not stay a moment longer in the house.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading With all that blood between him and his enemy he could not stay a moment longer in the house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
callousadjectiveUS /ˈkæləs/
emotionally hardened
From this reading To have done so would have been to show himself callous indeed to the memory of his father.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
CarmichaelnounUS /ˈkɑːrmaɪkəl/
United States songwriter (1899-1981)
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With all that blood between him and his enemy he could not stay a moment longer in the house.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
disastrousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzæstrəs/
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading To have done so would have been to show himself callous indeed to the memory of his father.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
an opposing military force
From this reading With all that blood between him and his enemy he could not stay a moment longer in the house.
opinion or judgment
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have done so would have been to show himself callous indeed to the memory of his father.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * On that day itself he had left the Manor of Kerival.
HEBRID
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From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To have done so would have been to show himself callous indeed to the memory of his father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading With all that blood between him and his enemy he could not stay a moment longer in the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With all that blood between him and his enemy he could not stay a moment longer in the house.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading To have done so would have been to show himself callous indeed to the memory of his father.
ISLESnounUS /aɪlz/
plural of “isle” — a small island
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading * * * * * On that day itself he had left the Manor of Kerival.
Kerival
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From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
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 * * * * * On that day itself he had left the Manor of Kerival.
for more time
From this reading With all that blood between him and his enemy he could not stay a moment longer in the house.
ManornounUS /ˈmænər/
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading * * * * * On that day itself he had left the Manor of Kerival.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading To have done so would have been to show himself callous indeed to the memory of his father.
a particular point in time
From this reading With all that blood between him and his enemy he could not stay a moment longer in the house.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor could he see Ynys.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With all that blood between him and his enemy he could not stay a moment longer in the house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * On that day itself he had left the Manor of Kerival.
RETROSPECTIVEnounUS /ˌretrəˈspektɪv/
an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Nor could he see Ynys.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading To have done so would have been to show himself callous indeed to the memory of his father.
slainnounUS /sleɪn/
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To have done so would have been to show himself callous indeed to the memory of his father.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading With all that blood between him and his enemy he could not stay a moment longer in the house.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To have done so would have been to show himself callous indeed to the memory of his father.
Tristran
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From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
unknowingnounUS /ənˈnoʊɪŋ/
ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
at the time that
From this reading RETROSPECTIVE: FROM THE HEBRID ISLES At the end of the third month after that disastrous day when Alan Carmichael knew that his father had been slain, and before his unknowing eyes, by Tristran de Kerival, a great terror came upon him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all that blood between him and his enemy he could not stay a moment longer in the house.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To have done so would have been to show himself callous indeed to the memory of his father.
Ynys
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From this reading Nor could he see Ynys.
