19th
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From this reading _August 19th._ I shall kill him.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yesterday I sat down at my table and pretended to write very assiduously.
assiduouslyadverbUS /əˈsɪdwəsli/
with care and persistence
From this reading Yesterday I sat down at my table and pretended to write very assiduously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yesterday I sat down at my table and pretended to write very assiduously.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading _August 19th._ I shall kill him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
crushverbUS /krʌʃ/
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Yesterday I sat down at my table and pretended to write very assiduously.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have seen him!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _August 19th._ I shall kill him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _August 19th._ I shall kill him.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading _August 19th._ I shall kill him.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
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 I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yesterday I sat down at my table and pretended to write very assiduously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
by chance
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
pretendedadjectiveUS /priˈtendɪd/
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading Yesterday I sat down at my table and pretended to write very assiduously.
prowlingverbUS /ˈpraʊlɪŋ/
-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Yesterday I sat down at my table and pretended to write very assiduously.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have seen him!
seizeverbUS /siːz/
take hold of; grab
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _August 19th._ I shall kill him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
strangleverbUS /ˈstræŋɡəl/
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Yesterday I sat down at my table and pretended to write very assiduously.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then!... then I should have the strength of desperation; I should have my hands, my knees, my chest, my forehead, my teeth to strangle him, to crush him, to bite him, to tear him to pieces.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yesterday I sat down at my table and pretended to write very assiduously.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
precisely as stated
From this reading Yesterday I sat down at my table and pretended to write very assiduously.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I knew quite well that he would come prowling round me, quite close to me, so close that I might perhaps be able to touch him, to seize him.
produce a literary work
From this reading Yesterday I sat down at my table and pretended to write very assiduously.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday I sat down at my table and pretended to write very assiduously.
