Chapter VII · Chapter 7

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

(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 The most astonishing thing in him was the way in which, through all these silent and horrible years, he had possessed his faculty of speech.

in an alternating sequence or position

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He had been an exceptional linguist in his youth, and he was an exceptional linguist still.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

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From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

a distinct feature or element in a problem

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

surprising greatly

From this reading The most astonishing thing in him was the way in which, through all these silent and horrible years, he had possessed his faculty of speech.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

tired to the point of exhaustion

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

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From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

intentionally conceived

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

unvarying in nature

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

From this reading He had been an exceptional linguist in his youth, and he was an exceptional linguist still.

one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

From this reading The most astonishing thing in him was the way in which, through all these silent and horrible years, he had possessed his faculty of speech.

a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

a man of refinement

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

provoking horror

From this reading The most astonishing thing in him was the way in which, through all these silent and horrible years, he had possessed his faculty of speech.

putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

a specialist in linguistics

From this reading He had been an exceptional linguist in his youth, and he was an exceptional linguist still.

the state of being a man; manly qualities

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

worth remembering

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

the force of workers available

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The most astonishing thing in him was the way in which, through all these silent and horrible years, he had possessed his faculty of speech.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

on one occasion

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

inspiring mixed contempt and pity

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading The most astonishing thing in him was the way in which, through all these silent and horrible years, he had possessed his faculty of speech.

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

not often

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

strengthen or make more firm

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

responsive to physical stimuli

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

extremely modest or shy

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading The most astonishing thing in him was the way in which, through all these silent and horrible years, he had possessed his faculty of speech.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading The most astonishing thing in him was the way in which, through all these silent and horrible years, he had possessed his faculty of speech.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

not in physical motion

From this reading He had been an exceptional linguist in his youth, and he was an exceptional linguist still.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

the sound of light blow or knock

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The most astonishing thing in him was the way in which, through all these silent and horrible years, he had possessed his faculty of speech.

a special situation

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The most astonishing thing in him was the way in which, through all these silent and horrible years, he had possessed his faculty of speech.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading To see him slinking in his corner of the railway carriage or any room at our one or two halting-places, dull, blear-eyed, with his fingers tapping at his teeth, was pitiable and dreadful, but not so pitiable and dreadful as to see him grow suddenly conscious of his state and aspect and awake to some shamefaced effort to arouse himself and reassert the manhood that had once been in him.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The most astonishing thing in him was the way in which, through all these silent and horrible years, he had possessed his faculty of speech.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We had to deal with the strangest creature, a thing alternately beast and gentleman, sensitive in every fibre of his nature, and so animalized by that awful life of imprisonment that he was a constant dread and terror to himself.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The most astonishing thing in him was the way in which, through all these silent and horrible years, he had possessed his faculty of speech.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was a strange and memorable journey home with the escaped prisoner, and men have been rarely more embarrassed than Brunow and myself.

a late time of life

From this reading The most astonishing thing in him was the way in which, through all these silent and horrible years, he had possessed his faculty of speech.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading He had been an exceptional linguist in his youth, and he was an exceptional linguist still.