used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above my actions, my thoughts, my hopes, higher than all, soars my pride.
abyssnounUS /əˈbɪs/
a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
actionsnounUS /ˈækʃənz/
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Above my actions, my thoughts, my hopes, higher than all, soars my pride.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Above my actions, my thoughts, my hopes, higher than all, soars my pride.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
the act of breaking something
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading This last comment was useless.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
execrateverb
find repugnant
From this reading And the thought that I owed my fortune to the woman I married would make me execrate her.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading And the thought that I owed my fortune to the woman I married would make me execrate her.
Genost
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From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Above my actions, my thoughts, my hopes, higher than all, soars my pride.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Above my actions, my thoughts, my hopes, higher than all, soars my pride.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
immediately past
From this reading This last comment was useless.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
engage in
From this reading And the thought that I owed my fortune to the woman I married would make me execrate her.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
joined in matrimony
From this reading And the thought that I owed my fortune to the woman I married would make me execrate her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Above my actions, my thoughts, my hopes, higher than all, soars my pride.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
owedverbUS /oʊd/
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading And the thought that I owed my fortune to the woman I married would make me execrate her.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Above my actions, my thoughts, my hopes, higher than all, soars my pride.
cut with a saw
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
soarsnounUS /sɔːrz/
plural of “soar” — the act of rising upward into the air
From this reading Above my actions, my thoughts, my hopes, higher than all, soars my pride.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Above my actions, my thoughts, my hopes, higher than all, soars my pride.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the thought that I owed my fortune to the woman I married would make me execrate her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the thought that I owed my fortune to the woman I married would make me execrate her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This last comment was useless.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And the thought that I owed my fortune to the woman I married would make me execrate her.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Above my actions, my thoughts, my hopes, higher than all, soars my pride.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the thought that I owed my fortune to the woman I married would make me execrate her.
Tregars
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From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading This last comment was useless.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This last comment was useless.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
at the time that
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Instantly I saw an abyss opening between me and her whom I love more than my life, but less than my dignity.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading When a man’s name is Genost de Tregars, he must support his wife, were it by breaking stones.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And the thought that I owed my fortune to the woman I married would make me execrate her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And the thought that I owed my fortune to the woman I married would make me execrate her.
