used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
(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 In all that time I had never been alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading In all that time I had never been alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In all that time I had never been alone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But my unhappiness was then in a certain sense spontaneous; my solitude was a luxury in which I felt myself impelled to indulge.
an occurrence of something
From this reading In each case I was solitary, and my solitude was unhappy.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
Damville
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From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In each case I was solitary, and my solitude was unhappy.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
exileverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪl/
expel from a country
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But my unhappiness was then in a certain sense spontaneous; my solitude was a luxury in which I felt myself impelled to indulge.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In all that time I had never been alone.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
impelledadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpeld/
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
From this reading But my unhappiness was then in a certain sense spontaneous; my solitude was a luxury in which I felt myself impelled to indulge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In all that time I had never been alone.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
indulgeverbUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒ/
give free rein to
From this reading But my unhappiness was then in a certain sense spontaneous; my solitude was a luxury in which I felt myself impelled to indulge.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
luxurynounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəri/
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading But my unhappiness was then in a certain sense spontaneous; my solitude was a luxury in which I felt myself impelled to indulge.
MargueritenounUS /ˌmɑːrɡərˈiːt/
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But my unhappiness was then in a certain sense spontaneous; my solitude was a luxury in which I felt myself impelled to indulge.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading In all that time I had never been alone.
NineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
an amount of time
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
Soleure
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From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading In each case I was solitary, and my solitude was unhappy.
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading In each case I was solitary, and my solitude was unhappy.
spontaneousadjectiveUS /spɑːnˈteɪniəs/
happening or arising without apparent external cause
From this reading But my unhappiness was then in a certain sense spontaneous; my solitude was a luxury in which I felt myself impelled to indulge.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But my unhappiness was then in a certain sense spontaneous; my solitude was a luxury in which I felt myself impelled to indulge.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In all that time I had never been alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
unhappinessnounUS /ənˈhæpinɪs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading But my unhappiness was then in a certain sense spontaneous; my solitude was a luxury in which I felt myself impelled to indulge.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading In each case I was solitary, and my solitude was unhappy.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In each case I was solitary, and my solitude was unhappy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Alone in a certain sense indeed I had stood at Paris in the period that had led to my exile, and at Soleure in that which immediately succeeded it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
a late time of life
From this reading Nineteen years had now elapsed from the day that had witnessed my union with Marguerite de Damville.
