Chapter XXXIII · The Smugglers’ Oven

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

From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.

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

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

a youthful male person

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the worst must not come.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.

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

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.

divisible by two

From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.

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

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child.

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

From this reading Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

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From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.

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

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

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

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.

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

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.

an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child.

-ing form of “lull” — calm by deception

From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.

past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly

From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But the worst must not come.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But the worst must not come.

past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child.

except for; apart from

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

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

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

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

From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

closely constrained or constricted or constricting

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.

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

From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.

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

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.

the least favorable outcome

From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.

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

From this reading Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child.