used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her married life had been for Mme. Favoral but a slow torture.
abusingverbUS /əˈbjuːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “abuse” — treat badly
From this reading Vincent Favoral had never been aught but a brutal despot, abusing the resignation of his victim.
(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 And yet, had he died, she would have wept bitterly over him in all the sincerity of her honest and simple soul.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Vincent Favoral had never been aught but a brutal despot, abusing the resignation of his victim.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her married life had been for Mme. Favoral but a slow torture.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading And yet, had he died, she would have wept bitterly over him in all the sincerity of her honest and simple soul.
brutaladjectiveUS /ˈbruːtəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Vincent Favoral had never been aught but a brutal despot, abusing the resignation of his victim.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her married life had been for Mme. Favoral but a slow torture.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
despotnounUS /ˈdespət/
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading Vincent Favoral had never been aught but a brutal despot, abusing the resignation of his victim.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading And yet, had he died, she would have wept bitterly over him in all the sincerity of her honest and simple soul.
Favoral
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From this reading Her married life had been for Mme. Favoral but a slow torture.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her married life had been for Mme. Favoral but a slow torture.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
an established custom
From this reading Habit!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her married life had been for Mme. Favoral but a slow torture.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet, had he died, she would have wept bitterly over him in all the sincerity of her honest and simple soul.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her married life had been for Mme. Favoral but a slow torture.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And yet, had he died, she would have wept bitterly over him in all the sincerity of her honest and simple soul.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vincent Favoral had never been aught but a brutal despot, abusing the resignation of his victim.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading And yet, had he died, she would have wept bitterly over him in all the sincerity of her honest and simple soul.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
go away from a place
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Her married life had been for Mme. Favoral but a slow torture.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
luminousadjectiveUS /ˈluːmənəs/
softly bright or radiant
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Her married life had been for Mme. Favoral but a slow torture.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
Mme
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From this reading Her married life had been for Mme. Favoral but a slow torture.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Vincent Favoral had never been aught but a brutal despot, abusing the resignation of his victim.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And yet, had he died, she would have wept bitterly over him in all the sincerity of her honest and simple soul.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
resignationnounUS /ˌrezəɡˈneɪʃən/
acceptance of despair
From this reading Vincent Favoral had never been aught but a brutal despot, abusing the resignation of his victim.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading And yet, had he died, she would have wept bitterly over him in all the sincerity of her honest and simple soul.
sinceritynounUS /sɪnˈserəti/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading And yet, had he died, she would have wept bitterly over him in all the sincerity of her honest and simple soul.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Her married life had been for Mme. Favoral but a slow torture.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading And yet, had he died, she would have wept bitterly over him in all the sincerity of her honest and simple soul.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading Her married life had been for Mme. Favoral but a slow torture.
in the direction of
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading Vincent Favoral had never been aught but a brutal despot, abusing the resignation of his victim.
Vincent
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From this reading Vincent Favoral had never been aught but a brutal despot, abusing the resignation of his victim.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading And yet, had he died, she would have wept bitterly over him in all the sincerity of her honest and simple soul.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was in vain that she would have looked back through her past life for some of those happy days which leave their luminous track in life, and towards which the mind turns in the hours of grief.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, had he died, she would have wept bitterly over him in all the sincerity of her honest and simple soul.
