used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Three negroes were caught setting fire to a plantation near the town.
in actual fact
From this reading They were sentenced to be burnt alive; and the sentence was actually executed.
Ah
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From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading They were sentenced to be burnt alive; and the sentence was actually executed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were sentenced to be burnt alive; and the sentence was actually executed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were sentenced to be burnt alive; and the sentence was actually executed.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading They were sentenced to be burnt alive; and the sentence was actually executed.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Three negroes were caught setting fire to a plantation near the town.
contortionsnounUS /kənˈtɔːrʃənz/
plural of “contortion” — the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
From this reading The second made horrible contortions, and howled dreadfully.
conveyverbUS /kənˈveɪ/
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
dearly loved
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
give a description of
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading The second made horrible contortions, and howled dreadfully.
divisible by two
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
executedadjectiveUS /ˈeksəkjuːtɪd/
put to death as punishment
From this reading They were sentenced to be burnt alive; and the sentence was actually executed.
expressionsnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃənz/
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
fillsnounUS /fɪlz/
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
start firing a weapon
From this reading Three negroes were caught setting fire to a plantation near the town.
Francois
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From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When they were tied to the stake and the fire kindled, one of them, I understand, held his head over the smoke and was suffocated immediately.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading When they were tied to the stake and the fire kindled, one of them, I understand, held his head over the smoke and was suffocated immediately.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When they were tied to the stake and the fire kindled, one of them, I understand, held his head over the smoke and was suffocated immediately.
provoking horror
From this reading The second made horrible contortions, and howled dreadfully.
intense and profound fear
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
how
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From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
howledverbUS /haʊld/
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading The second made horrible contortions, and howled dreadfully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading When they were tied to the stake and the fire kindled, one of them, I understand, held his head over the smoke and was suffocated immediately.
kindledadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndəld/
set afire
From this reading When they were tied to the stake and the fire kindled, one of them, I understand, held his head over the smoke and was suffocated immediately.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The second made horrible contortions, and howled dreadfully.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Three negroes were caught setting fire to a plantation near the town.
negroesnounUS /ˈniːɡroʊz/
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading Three negroes were caught setting fire to a plantation near the town.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When they were tied to the stake and the fire kindled, one of them, I understand, held his head over the smoke and was suffocated immediately.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When they were tied to the stake and the fire kindled, one of them, I understand, held his head over the smoke and was suffocated immediately.
plantationnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading Three negroes were caught setting fire to a plantation near the town.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second made horrible contortions, and howled dreadfully.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading They were sentenced to be burnt alive; and the sentence was actually executed.
sentencedverbUS /ˈsentənst/
past form of “sentence” — pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
From this reading They were sentenced to be burnt alive; and the sentence was actually executed.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading Three negroes were caught setting fire to a plantation near the town.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading When they were tied to the stake and the fire kindled, one of them, I understand, held his head over the smoke and was suffocated immediately.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading When they were tied to the stake and the fire kindled, one of them, I understand, held his head over the smoke and was suffocated immediately.
suffocatedverbUS /ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪd/
past form of “suffocate” — deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
From this reading When they were tied to the stake and the fire kindled, one of them, I understand, held his head over the smoke and was suffocated immediately.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When they were tied to the stake and the fire kindled, one of them, I understand, held his head over the smoke and was suffocated immediately.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sentenced to be burnt alive; and the sentence was actually executed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three negroes were caught setting fire to a plantation near the town.
bound or secured closely
From this reading When they were tied to the stake and the fire kindled, one of them, I understand, held his head over the smoke and was suffocated immediately.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Three negroes were caught setting fire to a plantation near the town.
trembleverbUS /ˈtrembəl/
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading When they were tied to the stake and the fire kindled, one of them, I understand, held his head over the smoke and was suffocated immediately.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were sentenced to be burnt alive; and the sentence was actually executed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three negroes were caught setting fire to a plantation near the town.
at the time that
From this reading When they were tied to the stake and the fire kindled, one of them, I understand, held his head over the smoke and was suffocated immediately.
in or at the place that
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Cape Francois._ Ah, my dear friend, where shall I find expressions to convey to you an idea of the horror that fills my soul; how describe scenes at which I tremble even now with terror?
