(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 "It would all have been over then."
ALVARADO
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From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why didn't you let me go?" she asked, struggling feebly in his arms.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It would all have been over then."
BREAKSnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
make calm or still
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could not, I love you."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
didn't
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From this reading "Why didn't you let me go?" she asked, struggling feebly in his arms.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "What would you have done?"
DONNAnounUS /ˈdɑːnə/
an Italian woman of rank
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
endeavoringverbUS /ɪnˈdevərɪŋ/
-ing form of “endeavor” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
feeblyadverbUS /ˈfiːbli/
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading "Why didn't you let me go?" she asked, struggling feebly in his arms.
FORSWORNverbUS /ˌfɔːrˈswɔːrn/
inflected form of “forswear” — formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Why didn't you let me go?" she asked, struggling feebly in his arms.
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 IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What would you have done?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
hoarselyadverb
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I could not, I love you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would all have been over then."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Why didn't you let me go?" she asked, struggling feebly in his arms.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I could not, I love you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why didn't you let me go?" she asked, struggling feebly in his arms.
MERCEDES
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From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
easily agitated
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I could not, I love you."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "It would all have been over then."
PLIGHTED
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From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why didn't you let me go?" she asked, struggling feebly in his arms.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
strainingnounUS /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/
an intense or violent exertion
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading "Why didn't you let me go?" she asked, struggling feebly in his arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "It would all have been over then."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What would you have done?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why didn't you let me go?" she asked, struggling feebly in his arms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "What would you have done?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What would you have done?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading IN WHICH CAPTAIN ALVARADO IS FORSWORN AND WITH DONNA MERCEDES IN HIS ARMS BREAKS HIS PLIGHTED WORD "My God!" cried the young soldier hoarsely, straining her to his breast, while endeavoring to calm his nervous and excited horse.
