used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But it aroused a violent mental protest.
abuseverbUS /əˈbjuːs/
treat badly
From this reading The wounded and the fallen had no right to abuse him.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
applausenounUS /əˈplɔːz/
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading But it aroused a violent mental protest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it aroused a violent mental protest.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The wounded and the fallen had no right to abuse him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pelle went his way without replying.
honorablyadverbUS /ˈɑːnərəbli/
in an honorable manner
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
invulnerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl/
immune to attack; impregnable
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it aroused a violent mental protest.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
justlyadverbUS /ˈdʒʌstli/
with honesty
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading But it aroused a violent mental protest.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
not any; not one
From this reading The wounded and the fallen had no right to abuse him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
Pelle
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From this reading Pelle went his way without replying.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading But it aroused a violent mental protest.
replyingverbUS /rɪˈplaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Pelle went his way without replying.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The wounded and the fallen had no right to abuse him.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
unjustadjectiveUS /ənˈdʒʌst/
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading But it aroused a violent mental protest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Pelle went his way without replying.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Pelle went his way without replying.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where she had struck him he was invulnerable; he had not been looking after his own trivial affairs; but had justly and honorably served the great Cause, and had led the people to victory.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Pelle went his way without replying.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The unjust judgment of this woman depressed him more than the applause of thousands would have pleased him.
people who are wounded
From this reading The wounded and the fallen had no right to abuse him.
