used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
anew
From this reading My wound was open again.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
AVENGERnounUS /əˈvendʒər/
someone who takes vengeance
From this reading I MEET THE AVENGER.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even as Challeux had told, the story of Emola’s brave might still be true.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Even as Challeux had told, the story of Emola’s brave might still be true.
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
CarolineadjectiveUS /ˈkerəlaɪn/
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
carpenternounUS /ˈkɑːrpəntər/
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
Challeux
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From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
compassnounUS /ˈkʌmpəs/
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
ebbingnounUS /ˈebɪŋ/
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
Emola's
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From this reading Even as Challeux had told, the story of Emola’s brave might still be true.
engulfedverbUS /ɪnˈɡʌlft/
past form of “engulf” — devote (oneself) fully to
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
divisible by two
From this reading Even as Challeux had told, the story of Emola’s brave might still be true.
at any time
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/
covered with water
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MEET THE AVENGER.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
massacreverbUS /ˈmæsəkər/
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
mazenounUS /meɪz/
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
come together
From this reading I MEET THE AVENGER.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
merestadjectiveUS /ˈmerəst/
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Even as Challeux had told, the story of Emola’s brave might still be true.
in motion
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My wound was open again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading My wound was open again.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
not in physical motion
From this reading Even as Challeux had told, the story of Emola’s brave might still be true.
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 Even as Challeux had told, the story of Emola’s brave might still be true.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I MEET THE AVENGER.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Even as Challeux had told, the story of Emola’s brave might still be true.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Even as Challeux had told, the story of Emola’s brave might still be true.
uncertaintiesnounUS /ənˈsɜːrtəntiz/
plural of “uncertainty” — being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My wound was open again.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading There was a chance--the merest thread of doubt--which held and led me willing captive amid the maze of uncertainties which seemed to compass me about.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had learned that the carpenter Challeux had seen Mademoiselle alive after the massacre at Fort Caroline, and the tide of ebbing hope, ever restless as the moving sea, flooded up again upon my heart and engulfed me with tender memories.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading My wound was open again.
