Chapter XIII

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

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

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

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

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From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

exhale hard

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading Leonard was tending her, holding a bottle of smelling-salts to her nostrils.

confined by bonds

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

someone who fights with his fists for sport

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

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

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

set up or found

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

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

From this reading The blow she had struck Ralph had thrown her into one of them.

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

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The blow she had struck Ralph had thrown her into one of them.

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

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

the act of retaining something

From this reading Leonard was tending her, holding a bottle of smelling-salts to her nostrils.

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

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The blow she had struck Ralph had thrown her into one of them.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

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From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

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From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)

From this reading Leonard was tending her, holding a bottle of smelling-salts to her nostrils.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

easily agitated

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose

From this reading Leonard was tending her, holding a bottle of smelling-salts to her nostrils.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

loss of the ability to move a body part

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

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From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

freed from illness or injury

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

Identical; not different.

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The blow she had struck Ralph had thrown her into one of them.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

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From this reading Leonard was tending her, holding a bottle of smelling-salts to her nostrils.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

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From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading The blow she had struck Ralph had thrown her into one of them.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Leonard was tending her, holding a bottle of smelling-salts to her nostrils.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

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

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The blow she had struck Ralph had thrown her into one of them.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading The blow she had struck Ralph had thrown her into one of them.

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

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

precisely as stated

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE STRONG-BOX OF THE MONKS It was but a passing paralysis such as a boxer suffers from a knock-out blow.

at the time that

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

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

From this reading He was very little more surprised to see Josephine stretched on two chairs in front of the door, a victim of one of those nervous attacks which too violent emotions, too prolonged always brought on.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading But when Ralph recovered consciousness he found without the slightest surprise that he was in the same situation as Beaumagnan, like him bound, and like him set with his back against the wall.