used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Very oddly this catastrophe was always occasioned by the grasp of a hand on his ankle.
in addition
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Very oddly this catastrophe was always occasioned by the grasp of a hand on his ankle.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
anklenounUS /ˈæŋkəl/
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading Very oddly this catastrophe was always occasioned by the grasp of a hand on his ankle.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
breachverbUS /briːtʃ/
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Very oddly this catastrophe was always occasioned by the grasp of a hand on his ankle.
Catanach
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Very oddly this catastrophe was always occasioned by the grasp of a hand on his ankle.
Courthope
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
DISCLOSUREnounUS /dɪˈskloʊʒər/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading DUNCAN’S DISCLOSURE.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
DUNCAN'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUNCAN’S DISCLOSURE.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
set up or found
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
hold firmly
From this reading Very oddly this catastrophe was always occasioned by the grasp of a hand on his ankle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Very oddly this catastrophe was always occasioned by the grasp of a hand on his ankle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
inasmuch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
invariablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈveriəbli/
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
and nothing more
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
Malcolm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
not any; not one
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
occasionedverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənd/
past form of “occasion” — give occasion to
From this reading Very oddly this catastrophe was always occasioned by the grasp of a hand on his ankle.
oddlyadverbUS /ˈɑːdli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Very oddly this catastrophe was always occasioned by the grasp of a hand on his ankle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
not used up
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
slidingadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
a state of acute pain
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Very oddly this catastrophe was always occasioned by the grasp of a hand on his ankle.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Invariably also, just as he slipped, the face of the Prince appeared in the breach, but it was at the same time the face of Mrs Catanach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
the act of testing something
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very oddly this catastrophe was always occasioned by the grasp of a hand on his ankle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very oddly this catastrophe was always occasioned by the grasp of a hand on his ankle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
which person or people
From this reading The next morning, Mrs Courthope found him feverish, and insisted on his remaining in bed--no small trial to one who had never been an hour ill in his life; but he was suffering so much that he made little resistance.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading The night long Malcolm kept dreaming of his fall; and his dreams were worse than the reality, inasmuch as they invariably sent him sliding out of the breach, to receive the cut on the rocks below.
