used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ferragut was sick in a hotel in the harbor of Marseilles.
abandonverbUS /əˈbændən/
forsake, leave behind
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
abominated
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
attemptsnounUS /əˈtempts/
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading During the trip they had to keep sharp watch so that he could not repeat his attempts at suicide.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading They had taken him off of a French boat coming from Naples, crushed with silent melancholia.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading They had taken him off of a French boat coming from Naples, crushed with silent melancholia.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading During the trip they had to keep sharp watch so that he could not repeat his attempts at suicide.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading They had taken him off of a French boat coming from Naples, crushed with silent melancholia.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He wished to die.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the trip they had to keep sharp watch so that he could not repeat his attempts at suicide.
ENCOUNTERverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
Ferragut
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From this reading Ferragut was sick in a hotel in the harbor of Marseilles.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading They had taken him off of a French boat coming from Naples, crushed with silent melancholia.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had taken him off of a French boat coming from Naples, crushed with silent melancholia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading Ferragut was sick in a hotel in the harbor of Marseilles.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wished to die.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had taken him off of a French boat coming from Naples, crushed with silent melancholia.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Ferragut was sick in a hotel in the harbor of Marseilles.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
immovabilitynoun
not capable of being moved or rearranged
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
journeysnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrniz/
plural of “journey” — the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading During the trip they had to keep sharp watch so that he could not repeat his attempts at suicide.
MarenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
MARSEILLESnounUS /mɑːrˈsaɪləs/
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
melancholianoun
extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears
From this reading They had taken him off of a French boat coming from Naples, crushed with silent melancholia.
NaplesnounUS /ˈneɪpəlz/
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading They had taken him off of a French boat coming from Naples, crushed with silent melancholia.
Nostrumnoun
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During the trip they had to keep sharp watch so that he could not repeat his attempts at suicide.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They had taken him off of a French boat coming from Naples, crushed with silent melancholia.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
not used up
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading During the trip they had to keep sharp watch so that he could not repeat his attempts at suicide.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading During the trip they had to keep sharp watch so that he could not repeat his attempts at suicide.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Ferragut was sick in a hotel in the harbor of Marseilles.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading They had taken him off of a French boat coming from Naples, crushed with silent melancholia.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading During the trip they had to keep sharp watch so that he could not repeat his attempts at suicide.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
suicidenounUS /ˈsuːəsaɪd/
the act of killing yourself
From this reading During the trip they had to keep sharp watch so that he could not repeat his attempts at suicide.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They had taken him off of a French boat coming from Naples, crushed with silent melancholia.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the trip they had to keep sharp watch so that he could not repeat his attempts at suicide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had taken him off of a French boat coming from Naples, crushed with silent melancholia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
Toni
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From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
torpidadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrpəd/
slow and apathetic
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading During the trip they had to keep sharp watch so that he could not repeat his attempts at suicide.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ferragut was sick in a hotel in the harbor of Marseilles.
look attentively
From this reading During the trip they had to keep sharp watch so that he could not repeat his attempts at suicide.
which person or people
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading He wished to die.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ENCOUNTER AT MARSEILLES Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the _Mare Nostrum_ and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons.
