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From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
ANDRÉ
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From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
ANTOINE
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From this reading ANTOINE NO.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
completely unclothed
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
bleedverbUS /bliːd/
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading The searcher had then calmly left him to bleed to death.
boardsnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
cause to be bored
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
a youthful male person
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading The searcher had then calmly left him to bleed to death.
CARREFOURnoun
a junction where one street or road crosses another
From this reading THE CARREFOUR DE ST.
Chevalier's
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From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
clothing in general
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE CARREFOUR DE ST.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The searcher had then calmly left him to bleed to death.
downwardsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The searcher had then calmly left him to bleed to death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
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 The searcher had then calmly left him to bleed to death.
a particular point in time
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
not any; not one
From this reading ANTOINE NO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
rippedadjectiveUS /rɪpt/
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
rumpledadjectiveUS /ˈrʌmpəld/
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
cut with a saw
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
searchedverbUS /sɜːrtʃt/
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
searchernounUS /ˈsɜːrtʃər/
someone making a search or inquiry
From this reading The searcher had then calmly left him to bleed to death.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
ST
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From this reading THE CARREFOUR DE ST.
stabbedverbUS /stæbd/
inflected form of “stab” — use a knife on
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
stockingsnounUS /ˈstɑːkɪŋz/
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CARREFOUR DE ST.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The searcher had then calmly left him to bleed to death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The searcher had then calmly left him to bleed to death.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 3 ANDRÉ saw in a moment from the Chevalier’s position as he lay face downwards on the bare boards what had happened.
wrenchedverbUS /rentʃt/
past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading The unhappy boy had been stabbed from behind; and he bore plain signs of having been searched after he had been stabbed, for his clothes were rumpled, his boots wrenched off, his stockings ripped up, his shirt torn open.
