Chapter XXXIV

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

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

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

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

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

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

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From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

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From this reading DENIS.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER ST.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

depressingly dark

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

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

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

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

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

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

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

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

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

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

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

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

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

and nothing more

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

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From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

plural of “opening” — an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

go across or through

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

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From this reading FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER ST.

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

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From this reading FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER ST.

inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

From this reading FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER ST.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

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From this reading FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER ST.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

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

From this reading FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER ST.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

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

From this reading FROM THE RUE PLUMET TO THE QUARTIER ST.

a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

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

From this reading The voice which summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Such gloomy openings in the darkness just in front of despair are tempting; Marius removed the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, left the garden, and said, "I will go."

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading He wished to die, and the opportunity offered; he rapped at the door of the tomb, and a hand held out the key to him from the shadows.