used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
absentlyadverb
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
Audley
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From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
baronetnounUS /ˈberənət/
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
BrusselsnounUS /ˈbrʌsəlz/
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
darklyadverbUS /ˈdɑːrkli/
without light
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
dearlyadverbUS /ˈdɪrli/
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
dismaladjectiveUS /ˈdɪzməl/
causing dejection
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
at any time
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
GHOST-HAUNTED
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From this reading GHOST-HAUNTED.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What shall I tell him?" he thought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What shall I tell him?" he thought.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
held dear
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
not any; not one
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
poplars
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From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
reignedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
renderverbUS /ˈrendər/
cause to become
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall I tell him?" he thought.
term of address for a man
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
sleepernounUS /ˈsliːpər/
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
swampsnounUS /swɑːmps/
plural of “swamp” — low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
express in words
From this reading "What shall I tell him?" he thought.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "What shall I tell him?" he thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
unrealadjectiveUS /ənˈriːl/
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
Villebrumeuse
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From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What shall I tell him?" he thought.
which person or people
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He felt as if he had carried off my lady, and had made away with her secretly and darkly, and must now render up an account to Sir Michael of the fate of that woman, whom the baronet had so dearly loved.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
wonderinglyadverb
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading No feverish sleeper traveling in a strange dream ever looked out more wonderingly upon a world that seemed unreal than Robert Audley, as he stared absently at the flat swamps and dismal poplars between Villebrumeuse and Brussels.
a late time of life
From this reading Could it be that he was returning to his uncle's house without the woman who had reigned in it for nearly two years as queen and mistress?
