used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
in the past
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It was he, as I have just found, of whom the Lady Varia spoke in the early evening.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He put out the lamp in the passage, but I saw him first.
cellsnounUS /selz/
plural of “cell” — any small compartment
From this reading "I have given command to have the slave Nicanor sent to the cells," he said.
CHAINSnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
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a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading "I have given command to have the slave Nicanor sent to the cells," he said.
a female human offspring
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earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "It was he, as I have just found, of whom the Lady Varia spoke in the early evening.
Eudemius
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the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "It was he, as I have just found, of whom the Lady Varia spoke in the early evening.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He put out the lamp in the passage, but I saw him first.
set up or found
From this reading "It was he, as I have just found, of whom the Lady Varia spoke in the early evening.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "I have given command to have the slave Nicanor sent to the cells," he said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have given command to have the slave Nicanor sent to the cells," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have given command to have the slave Nicanor sent to the cells," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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a period of time assigned for work
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was he, as I have just found, of whom the Lady Varia spoke in the early evening.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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and nothing more
From this reading "It was he, as I have just found, of whom the Lady Varia spoke in the early evening.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "It was he, as I have just found, of whom the Lady Varia spoke in the early evening.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading He put out the lamp in the passage, but I saw him first.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
a room where books are kept
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LORD'SnounUS /lɔːrdz/
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
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Marius
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Nicanor
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was he, as I have just found, of whom the Lady Varia spoke in the early evening.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He put out the lamp in the passage, but I saw him first.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put out the lamp in the passage, but I saw him first.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have given command to have the slave Nicanor sent to the cells," he said.
cut with a saw
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "I have given command to have the slave Nicanor sent to the cells," he said.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading "I have given command to have the slave Nicanor sent to the cells," he said.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "It was he, as I have just found, of whom the Lady Varia spoke in the early evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have given command to have the slave Nicanor sent to the cells," he said.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
Varia
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From this reading "It was he, as I have just found, of whom the Lady Varia spoke in the early evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was he, as I have just found, of whom the Lady Varia spoke in the early evening.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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at the time that
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
which person or people
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the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It was he, as I have just found, of whom the Lady Varia spoke in the early evening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading When we left the torture chamber, it is now two hours ago, I saw him in the passage outside, with another, a woman, I think.
