Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

(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 hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

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

From this reading Grover Nealman had disappeared, and no search could bring him back to Kastle Krags.

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

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

attribute or credit to

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Grover Nealman had disappeared, and no search could bring him back to Kastle Krags.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Even if we could have found him dead it would have been some relief.

exhale hard

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

an archaic term for a boundary

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Grover Nealman had disappeared, and no search could bring him back to Kastle Krags.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

an occurrence of something

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

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

From this reading Grover Nealman had disappeared, and no search could bring him back to Kastle Krags.

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

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Even if we could have found him dead it would have been some relief.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Grover Nealman had disappeared, and no search could bring him back to Kastle Krags.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

divisible by two

From this reading Even if we could have found him dead it would have been some relief.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

set up or found

From this reading Even if we could have found him dead it would have been some relief.

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

destroyed or killed

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

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

From this reading Grover Nealman had disappeared, and no search could bring him back to Kastle Krags.

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

From this reading Grover Nealman had disappeared, and no search could bring him back to Kastle Krags.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Even if we could have found him dead it would have been some relief.

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

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

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

From this reading Grover Nealman had disappeared, and no search could bring him back to Kastle Krags.

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

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

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

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Even if we could have found him dead it would have been some relief.

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

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Even if we could have found him dead it would have been some relief.

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

From this reading Grover Nealman had disappeared, and no search could bring him back to Kastle Krags.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

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

From this reading Grover Nealman had disappeared, and no search could bring him back to Kastle Krags.

immediately past

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

the force of workers available

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

a particular point in time

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

possessive form of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

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

From this reading Grover Nealman had disappeared, and no search could bring him back to Kastle Krags.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

not any; not one

From this reading Grover Nealman had disappeared, and no search could bring him back to Kastle Krags.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

by chance

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

appear again

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading Even if we could have found him dead it would have been some relief.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading Grover Nealman had disappeared, and no search could bring him back to Kastle Krags.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

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

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

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

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

in regular succession without gaps

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

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

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

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

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

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

From this reading Grover Nealman had disappeared, and no search could bring him back to Kastle Krags.

an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

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

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

in a vague way

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

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

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.

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

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading But it was vaguely hard for us to have two men go, on successive nights, and have no knowledge whence or how they had gone.

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

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading In that case we could ascribe his death to something we could understand--a sudden sickness, a murderer's blow, perhaps even his own hand at his throat, all of which were within our bourne of human experience.

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

From this reading The hope that we all had, that some way, some how he would reappear--destroying in a moment that strange, ghastly tradition that these last two nights had established--died in our souls as the daylight hours sped by.