used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
highly skilled
From this reading These accomplished, his expression changed completely.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
(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 Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading These accomplished, his expression changed completely.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading These accomplished, his expression changed completely.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading These accomplished, his expression changed completely.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
haggardadjectiveUS /ˈhæɡərd/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
provoking horror
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
innocencenounUS /ˈɪnəsəns/
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
jawverbUS /dʒɔː/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
kneelingnounUS /ˈniːlɪŋ/
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
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 Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
labouredadjective
lacking natural ease
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
immediately past
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
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 Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
a particular point in time
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
officesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
performverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/
carry out or perform an action
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
RESCUEDadjectiveUS /ˈreskjuːd/
delivered from danger
From this reading RESCUED.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
surgingadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrdʒɪŋ/
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These accomplished, his expression changed completely.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
Veneda's
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From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Up to the moment of his death a haggard, weary look had possessed his features, but now his face was like that of a little child for innocence and peace.
at the time that
From this reading Long after Veneda's speech I remained kneeling by his side in earnest prayer, but when his laboured breathing ceased altogether, and I looked up to find his jaw dropped and his great eyes fixed in a horrible stare, I knew that all was over, and prepared to perform the last sad offices.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I stood looking down on him for some minutes, my mind surging with a variety of thoughts.
