used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the ingenuity and skill of long experience he had brought her to bay.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading With the ingenuity and skill of long experience he had brought her to bay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading With the ingenuity and skill of long experience he had brought her to bay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
doenounUS /doʊ/
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading The huntsman had successfully stalked the doe.
effaced
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From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading With the ingenuity and skill of long experience he had brought her to bay.
floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/
covered with water
From this reading When Marie roused herself from the stupor in which she had lain, the room was flooded with sunlight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Marie roused herself from the stupor in which she had lain, the room was flooded with sunlight.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The huntsman had successfully stalked the doe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the ingenuity and skill of long experience he had brought her to bay.
healverbUS /hiːl/
heal or recover
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With the ingenuity and skill of long experience he had brought her to bay.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Marie roused herself from the stupor in which she had lain, the room was flooded with sunlight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
huntsmannounUS /ˈhʌntsmən/
someone who hunts game
From this reading The huntsman had successfully stalked the doe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Marie roused herself from the stupor in which she had lain, the room was flooded with sunlight.
ingenuitynounUS /ˌɪndʒəˈnuːətiː/
the power of creative imagination
From this reading With the ingenuity and skill of long experience he had brought her to bay.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading When Marie roused herself from the stupor in which she had lain, the room was flooded with sunlight.
the act of departing
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
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 With the ingenuity and skill of long experience he had brought her to bay.
Marie
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From this reading When Marie roused herself from the stupor in which she had lain, the room was flooded with sunlight.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the ingenuity and skill of long experience he had brought her to bay.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When Marie roused herself from the stupor in which she had lain, the room was flooded with sunlight.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading When Marie roused herself from the stupor in which she had lain, the room was flooded with sunlight.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat up slowly.
scarnounUS /skɑːr/
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Marie roused herself from the stupor in which she had lain, the room was flooded with sunlight.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading With the ingenuity and skill of long experience he had brought her to bay.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She sat up slowly.
stalkedadjectiveUS /stɔːkt/
having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
From this reading The huntsman had successfully stalked the doe.
stupornounUS /ˈstuːpər/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading When Marie roused herself from the stupor in which she had lain, the room was flooded with sunlight.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading The huntsman had successfully stalked the doe.
a state of acute pain
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
the rays of the sun
From this reading When Marie roused herself from the stupor in which she had lain, the room was flooded with sunlight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The huntsman had successfully stalked the doe.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the ingenuity and skill of long experience he had brought her to bay.
trophynounUS /ˈtroʊfi/
an award for success in war or hunting
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She sat up slowly.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Marie roused herself from the stupor in which she had lain, the room was flooded with sunlight.
at the time that
From this reading When Marie roused herself from the stupor in which she had lain, the room was flooded with sunlight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Marie roused herself from the stupor in which she had lain, the room was flooded with sunlight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the ingenuity and skill of long experience he had brought her to bay.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The trophy won, he had gone, leaving his victim suffering and alone, with a wound that time might heal, but a scar that could never be effaced.
