Chapter XII · Chapter 12

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

be able to spare or give up

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

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

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading His tone changed suddenly.

a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)

From this reading He clicked his tongue with compunction, and regretted his want of charity.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

past form of “click” — move or strike with a noise

From this reading He clicked his tongue with compunction, and regretted his want of charity.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

From this reading He clicked his tongue with compunction, and regretted his want of charity.

without stop or interruption

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading “He will never repent,” he said with great force.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

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 “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading “He will never repent,” he said with great force.

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

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

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

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

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

From this reading His tone changed suddenly.

of an obscure nature

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

a device that requires skill for proper use

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

plural of “magician” — someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”

talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “He will never repent,” he said with great force.

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”

inflected form of “regret” — feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading He clicked his tongue with compunction, and regretted his want of charity.

feel happiness or joy

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

turn away from sin or do penitence

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

acceptance of despair

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “He will never repent,” he said with great force.

except for; apart from

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

a person who sins (without repenting)

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”

a male human offspring

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”

happening unexpectedly

From this reading His tone changed suddenly.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

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

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”

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

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading His tone changed suddenly.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading He clicked his tongue with compunction, and regretted his want of charity.

not concealed or hidden

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

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From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

the act of using

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading He clicked his tongue with compunction, and regretted his want of charity.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”

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

From this reading “He has sold his soul and body to the devil, like those magicians of old of whom we have records.”

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “He will never repent,” he said with great force.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “My son, since God has made use of the nobility of your heart to save that sinner from an unshriven death------” He paused to mutter, “Inscrutable! inscrutable!” to himself, sighed, and then: “Let us rejoice,” he continued, with a completely unconcealed resignation, “that you have been the chosen instrument to afford him an opportunity to repent.”