Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading "And is he in a dangerous state?"

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

experiencing a sudden sense of danger

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

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

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading I asked anxiously.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "No; only a little feverish, as the natural result of his wound."

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading I asked anxiously.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

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From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

a swaggering show of courage

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

the quality of not being careful or taking pains

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading "And is he in a dangerous state?"

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

something intended to communicate a particular impression

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

marked by intense agitation or emotion

From this reading "No; only a little feverish, as the natural result of his wound."

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

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

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

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

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

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

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

From this reading I asked anxiously.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

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

From this reading "And is he in a dangerous state?"

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From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

immediately past

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "No; only a little feverish, as the natural result of his wound."

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 "That was what made you stay so long then?"

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading "That was what made you stay so long then?"

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

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading "No; only a little feverish, as the natural result of his wound."

not any; not one

From this reading "No; only a little feverish, as the natural result of his wound."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

and nothing more

From this reading "No; only a little feverish, as the natural result of his wound."

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading "No; only a little feverish, as the natural result of his wound."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "That was what made you stay so long then?"

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading "That was what made you stay so long then?"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

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

From this reading "No; only a little feverish, as the natural result of his wound."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "That was what made you stay so long then?"

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

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

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

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

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

precisely as stated

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

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

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "That was what made you stay so long then?"

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

From this reading He came at last, though, to my very great relief, and told me that he thought Jarette, in spite of his display of bravado and carelessness, was alarmed about Captain Berriman's state, and afraid that he would die.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading "No; only a little feverish, as the natural result of his wound."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "That was what made you stay so long then?"