Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

in the past

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

(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 Spicer, this is all true, and have you now nothing to repent of?"

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

a natural object that covers or envelops

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading "I thought her dead, long dead.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

plural of “energy” — (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

set up or found

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading "Then hear me.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

mourned or grieved for

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

immediately past

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "I thought her dead, long dead.

held dear

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Then hear me.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

killed unlawfully

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Spicer, this is all true, and have you now nothing to repent of?"

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Spicer, this is all true, and have you now nothing to repent of?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

the act of punishing

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

turn away from sin or do penitence

From this reading Spicer, this is all true, and have you now nothing to repent of?"

past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

a male human offspring

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

comparative of “spic” — completely neat and clean

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

not in physical motion

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

required or under orders

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Then hear me.

plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Spicer, this is all true, and have you now nothing to repent of?"

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "I thought her dead, long dead.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Spicer, this is all true, and have you now nothing to repent of?"

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

which person or people

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

belonging to which person

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

a late time of life

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes, Spicer, your fond, indulgent mother, who thinks that you suffered the penalty of the law many years ago, and whose energies have been crushed by the supposed unhappy fate of her still loved and lamented son.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The poor woman whom you would have murdered, whom I found at her last gasp, and with difficulty restored to consciousness, that poor woman, Spicer, is _your own mother!_" "God of heaven!" exclaimed he, covering his face.