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From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
acheverbUS /eɪk/
feel physical pain
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But, as he struggled to one elbow, he saw another relic--he tricolour sash about his body.
approbationnounUS /ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən/
official approval
From this reading He surveyed it without much approbation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, as he struggled to one elbow, he saw another relic--he tricolour sash about his body.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading But, as he struggled to one elbow, he saw another relic--he tricolour sash about his body.
bruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
doingsnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
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From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading But, as he struggled to one elbow, he saw another relic--he tricolour sash about his body.
at any time
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
hussars
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From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He surveyed it without much approbation.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
MANOIR
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From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
a particular point in time
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He surveyed it without much approbation.
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But, as he struggled to one elbow, he saw another relic--he tricolour sash about his body.
PORTEnounUS /pɔːrt/
the Ottoman court in Constantinople
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
relicnounUS /ˈrelɪk/
an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
From this reading But, as he struggled to one elbow, he saw another relic--he tricolour sash about his body.
sashnounUS /sæʃ/
a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
From this reading But, as he struggled to one elbow, he saw another relic--he tricolour sash about his body.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Was it that symbol which had saved him?
cut with a saw
From this reading But, as he struggled to one elbow, he saw another relic--he tricolour sash about his body.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading But, as he struggled to one elbow, he saw another relic--he tricolour sash about his body.
surveyedverbUS /sərˈveɪd/
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading He surveyed it without much approbation.
symbolnounUS /ˈsɪmbəl/
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading Was it that symbol which had saved him?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
tricolournoun
a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag)
From this reading But, as he struggled to one elbow, he saw another relic--he tricolour sash about his body.
Vireville
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From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
at the time that
From this reading LA PORTE DU MANOIR (1) A cold and grey light was in the sky when La Vireville came back to consciousness, and, for the moment greatly puzzled, raised his head and looked about him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Was it that symbol which had saved him?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He surveyed it without much approbation.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading There was no fallen horse, no sign of hussars, nothing left of the night's doings but a sick feeling in the mouth, a bruised shoulder, and a foot that ached ten thousand times worse than he had ever thought a foot could ache.
