used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
activitiesnounUS /ækˈtɪvətiz/
plural of “activity” — any specific behavior
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
anew
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
(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 Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
attachmentnounUS /əˈtætʃmənt/
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
catsnounUS /kæts/
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
Clairville
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From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
colourlessadjective
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
departsverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrts/
third-person singular of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
divisible by two
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
opinion or judgment
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
farenounUS /fer/
an agenda of things to do
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
freckledadjectiveUS /ˈfrekəld/
relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
habitatnounUS /ˈhæbətæt/
the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
inducedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈduːst/
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
immediately past
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
Mme
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From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
moderatelyadverbUS /ˈmɑːdərətli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
Mortality's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
absolutely essential
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
not any; not one
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
PASSESnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
peacefullyadverbUS /ˈpiːsfəli/
in a peaceful manner
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
persistedverbUS /pərˈsɪstɪd/
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
pinchedadjectiveUS /pɪntʃt/
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
plentifuladjectiveUS /ˈplentəfəl/
existing in great number or quantity
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
Poussette
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From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
renderverbUS /ˈrendər/
cause to become
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
SEIGNEURnoun
a man of rank in the ancient regime
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
tatteredadjectiveUS /ˈtætərd/
worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
tigery
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From this reading Their brown tigery sides rose and fell peacefully in the sound slumber induced by the plentiful fare of Clairville, but no sleep came to their master.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
transitnounUS /ˈtrænzɪt/
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Two large cats slept at his feet and three more lay under the bed; despite all madame could do to remove them, these five out of the fourteen persisted in returning again and again to the familiar habitat which custom or attachment had made necessary.
undergoneverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡɔːn/
inflected form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
precisely as stated
From this reading THE SEIGNEUR PASSES "Mortality's last exercise and proof Is undergone; the transit made that shows The very soul, revealed as it departs."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sands of life were running out indeed; a great change was apparent in his pinched and freckled features, and his small colourless eyes had sunk entirely back into his head.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Henry Clairville lay in the ancient and tattered bed which not even the activities of Mme. Poussette could render more than moderately decent.
