used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now that its mire was upon him he saw by how foul, by how dastardly a path he had escaped.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "To every coward safety, and afterwards his evil hour."
(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 When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "To every coward safety, and afterwards his evil hour."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
confined by bonds
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now that its mire was upon him he saw by how foul, by how dastardly a path he had escaped.
courtiernounUS /ˈkɔːrtiər/
an attendant at the court of a sovereign
From this reading Sleep, that fickle courtier of our hours of ease, had deserted Hugh.
cowardnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading "To every coward safety, and afterwards his evil hour."
dastardlyadjectiveUS /ˈdæstərdli/
despicably cowardly
From this reading Now that its mire was upon him he saw by how foul, by how dastardly a path he had escaped.
the first light of day
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Sleep, that fickle courtier of our hours of ease, had deserted Hugh.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Sleep, that fickle courtier of our hours of ease, had deserted Hugh.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading Now that its mire was upon him he saw by how foul, by how dastardly a path he had escaped.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "To every coward safety, and afterwards his evil hour."
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading "To every coward safety, and afterwards his evil hour."
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
fickleadjectiveUS /ˈfɪkəl/
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
From this reading Sleep, that fickle courtier of our hours of ease, had deserted Hugh.
fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading Now that its mire was upon him he saw by how foul, by how dastardly a path he had escaped.
set up or found
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sleep, that fickle courtier of our hours of ease, had deserted Hugh.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "To every coward safety, and afterwards his evil hour."
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
intense and profound fear
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "To every coward safety, and afterwards his evil hour."
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Sleep, that fickle courtier of our hours of ease, had deserted Hugh.
how
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From this reading Now that its mire was upon him he saw by how foul, by how dastardly a path he had escaped.
Hugh
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From this reading Sleep, that fickle courtier of our hours of ease, had deserted Hugh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that its mire was upon him he saw by how foul, by how dastardly a path he had escaped.
immediately past
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
mirenounUS /maɪr/
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading Now that its mire was upon him he saw by how foul, by how dastardly a path he had escaped.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that its mire was upon him he saw by how foul, by how dastardly a path he had escaped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sleep, that fickle courtier of our hours of ease, had deserted Hugh.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Sleep, that fickle courtier of our hours of ease, had deserted Hugh.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
a course of conduct
From this reading Now that its mire was upon him he saw by how foul, by how dastardly a path he had escaped.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading "To every coward safety, and afterwards his evil hour."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
cut with a saw
From this reading Now that its mire was upon him he saw by how foul, by how dastardly a path he had escaped.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Sleep, that fickle courtier of our hours of ease, had deserted Hugh.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sleep, that fickle courtier of our hours of ease, had deserted Hugh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To every coward safety, and afterwards his evil hour."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
at the time that
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
in or at the place that
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the last hour of the last day was over, and the dawn which he had bound himself in honor not to see found him sitting alone in his room, where he had sat all night, horror fell upon him at what he had done.
