Chapter XXVIII

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

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

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

From this reading FLIGHT The meeting with the troops proved to be an invaluable incident.

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

From this reading With his lame and craven submission, however, a change seemed to come in everything.

an expectation

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading A moment more thrilling than any I had ever known in my life.

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

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

bring into balance or equilibrium

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading FLIGHT The meeting with the troops proved to be an invaluable incident.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

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From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading With his lame and craven submission, however, a change seemed to come in everything.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading With his lame and craven submission, however, a change seemed to come in everything.

force somebody to do something

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

From this reading With his lame and craven submission, however, a change seemed to come in everything.

travel across or pass over

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

at any time

From this reading A moment more thrilling than any I had ever known in my life.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading With his lame and craven submission, however, a change seemed to come in everything.

to or in any or all places

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading FLIGHT The meeting with the troops proved to be an invaluable incident.

marked by or showing hopelessness

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

cause fear in

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

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

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

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

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

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

From this reading With his lame and craven submission, however, a change seemed to come in everything.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading With his lame and craven submission, however, a change seemed to come in everything.

plural of “hundred” — ten 10s

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A moment more thrilling than any I had ever known in my life.

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

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

a single distinct event

From this reading FLIGHT The meeting with the troops proved to be an invaluable incident.

having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth

From this reading FLIGHT The meeting with the troops proved to be an invaluable incident.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading A moment more thrilling than any I had ever known in my life.

someone who doesn't understand what is going on

From this reading With his lame and craven submission, however, a change seemed to come in everything.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading A moment more thrilling than any I had ever known in my life.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading FLIGHT The meeting with the troops proved to be an invaluable incident.

superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

a particular point in time

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

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

From this reading A moment more thrilling than any I had ever known in my life.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A moment more thrilling than any I had ever known in my life.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

established beyond doubt

From this reading FLIGHT The meeting with the troops proved to be an invaluable incident.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

the event of something being raised upward

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading With his lame and craven submission, however, a change seemed to come in everything.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

not in physical motion

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)

From this reading With his lame and craven submission, however, a change seemed to come in everything.

-ing form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading A moment more thrilling than any I had ever known in my life.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

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

From this reading FLIGHT The meeting with the troops proved to be an invaluable incident.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading A moment more thrilling than any I had ever known in my life.

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

From this reading FLIGHT The meeting with the troops proved to be an invaluable incident.

Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

soldiers collectively

From this reading FLIGHT The meeting with the troops proved to be an invaluable incident.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading That I could compel him to cross the city in broad daylight when hundreds of his police and soldiers were swarming everywhere, and so frighten him as to prevent him raising an alarm, had seemed in anticipation little more than the merest forlorn hope.

at the time that

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.

in the company of; together with

From this reading FLIGHT The meeting with the troops proved to be an invaluable incident.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading There had been a tense moment when the question whether Bremenhof would attempt treachery still hung in the balance.