used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
highly skilled
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
(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 As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
barricadesnounUS /ˈbærəkeɪdz/
plural of “barricade” — a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The city was quiet, the revolt was over, or, to speak more logically, the revolution was complete.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The city was quiet, the revolt was over, or, to speak more logically, the revolution was complete.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
Dark-Hearts
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From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
dictatornounUS /dɪkˈteɪtər/
a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
evacuatedverbUS /ɪˈvækjəweɪtɪd/
past form of “evacuate” — move out of an unsafe location into safety
From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
set up or found
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
investedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəd/
past form of “invest” — make an investment
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
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 The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
LeonnounUS /ˈliːɑːn/
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
logicallyadverbUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪkli/
according to logical reasoning
From this reading The city was quiet, the revolt was over, or, to speak more logically, the revolution was complete.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The city was quiet, the revolt was over, or, to speak more logically, the revolution was complete.
as might be expected
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The city was quiet, the revolt was over, or, to speak more logically, the revolution was complete.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The city was quiet, the revolt was over, or, to speak more logically, the revolution was complete.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
PROFILESnounUS /ˈproʊfaɪlz/
plural of “profile” — an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics
From this reading TWO ROGUISH PROFILES.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
with speed
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The city was quiet, the revolt was over, or, to speak more logically, the revolution was complete.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
re-established
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From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
revoltnounUS /rɪˈvoʊlt/
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading The city was quiet, the revolt was over, or, to speak more logically, the revolution was complete.
revolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading The city was quiet, the revolt was over, or, to speak more logically, the revolution was complete.
ROGUISHadjective
playful in an appealingly bold way
From this reading TWO ROGUISH PROFILES.
sanguinaryadjective
accompanied by bloodshed
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
express in speech
From this reading The city was quiet, the revolt was over, or, to speak more logically, the revolution was complete.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
Tadeo
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From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The city was quiet, the revolt was over, or, to speak more logically, the revolution was complete.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The city was quiet, the revolt was over, or, to speak more logically, the revolution was complete.
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading As soon as peace was re-established, the Dark-Hearts gave orders that the barricades should be destroyed, and that all traces of the sanguinary struggle should be removed as quickly as possible.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO ROGUISH PROFILES.
Valdivia
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From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The city was quiet, the revolt was over, or, to speak more logically, the revolution was complete.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The soldiers, after laying down their arms, had evacuated Valdivia, which was left completely in the power of the Dark-Hearts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By the force of accomplished facts alone, Don Tadeo de Leon found himself quite naturally invested with power, and in command of the province, with the faculties of a dictator.
