Chapter XXXIII

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From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

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

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

anew

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The October sunshine seemed to hurt her eyes as she went along Oxford Street.

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

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

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

From this reading It was not so; French soil held him, as she hoped it would hold her some day.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

covered with blood

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

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

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

a youthful male person

From this reading Yet, no more than the little boy, should she look on him again.

a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was not so; French soil held him, as she hoped it would hold her some day.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The October sunshine seemed to hurt her eyes as she went along Oxford Street.

formed or conceived by the imagination

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading It was not so; French soil held him, as she hoped it would hold her some day.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

in a gradual manner

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

excessively quick

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

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

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading It was not so; French soil held him, as she hoped it would hold her some day.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

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

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

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

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading It was not so; French soil held him, as she hoped it would hold her some day.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading It was not so; French soil held him, as she hoped it would hold her some day.

be the source of pain

From this reading The October sunshine seemed to hurt her eyes as she went along Oxford Street.

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

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not so; French soil held him, as she hoped it would hold her some day.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

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

From this reading Yet, no more than the little boy, should she look on him again.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Yet, no more than the little boy, should she look on him again.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

joined in matrimony

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Yet, no more than the little boy, should she look on him again.

not any; not one

From this reading Yet, no more than the little boy, should she look on him again.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not so; French soil held him, as she hoped it would hold her some day.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading The October sunshine seemed to hurt her eyes as she went along Oxford Street.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading The October sunshine seemed to hurt her eyes as she went along Oxford Street.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The October sunshine seemed to hurt her eyes as she went along Oxford Street.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Yet, no more than the little boy, should she look on him again.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading It was not so; French soil held him, as she hoped it would hold her some day.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading The October sunshine seemed to hurt her eyes as she went along Oxford Street.

the rays of the sun

From this reading The October sunshine seemed to hurt her eyes as she went along Oxford Street.

past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Yet, no more than the little boy, should she look on him again.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

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

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

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

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

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

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The October sunshine seemed to hurt her eyes as she went along Oxford Street.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Sometimes--for she had heard that many had been drowned--Raymonde de Guéfontaine had fancied that the sea, out of which he had come to her, had claimed him again, and that his body lay forgotten on some lonely Breton beach, or swayed gently, far down, with the drift of the full Atlantic.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

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

From this reading THE MAN SHE WOULD HAVE MARRIED (1) So he was dead--was lying with his comrades in a hasty trench at Auray, or under the bloodstained sand of Quiberon itself.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet, no more than the little boy, should she look on him again.