aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
next to; at the side of
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading THE MORTUARY CHAMBER.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.
groupedadjectiveUS /ɡruːpt/
arranged into groups
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
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 She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
Marion
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From this reading Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
MORTUARYadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtʃuːeri/
of or relating to or characteristic of death
From this reading THE MORTUARY CHAMBER.
motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
Sampso
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From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
sobbingnounUS /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
Tetrik
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From this reading Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORTUARY CHAMBER.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
in or at the place that
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
which person or people
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
