used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SPARTAN MOTHER.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is the day after the trial with so strange an ending.
Aliston
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From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
(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 "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is the day after the trial with so strange an ending.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
Bathurst
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From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
Clifford
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From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
ConstancenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It is the day after the trial with so strange an ending.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading It is the day after the trial with so strange an ending.
Evan
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From this reading Viewing all things from his standpoint, Evan Lamotte is less a murderer than a martyr."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Viewing all things from his standpoint, Evan Lamotte is less a murderer than a martyr."
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
Heathercliffe
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From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Viewing all things from his standpoint, Evan Lamotte is less a murderer than a martyr."
HonorableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Viewing all things from his standpoint, Evan Lamotte is less a murderer than a martyr."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the day after the trial with so strange an ending.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
justifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd/
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
Lamotte
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From this reading Viewing all things from his standpoint, Evan Lamotte is less a murderer than a martyr."
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Viewing all things from his standpoint, Evan Lamotte is less a murderer than a martyr."
a room where books are kept
From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
martyrnounUS /ˈmɑːrtər/
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading Viewing all things from his standpoint, Evan Lamotte is less a murderer than a martyr."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading A SPARTAN MOTHER.
a form of address for a man
From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading Viewing all things from his standpoint, Evan Lamotte is less a murderer than a martyr."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
O'Meara
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From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
O'Meara's
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From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
pitiedverbUS /ˈpɪtiːd/
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
RaynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
term of address for a man
From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is the day after the trial with so strange an ending.
SPARTANadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrtən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
From this reading A SPARTAN MOTHER.
standpointnounUS /ˈstændpɔɪnt/
a mental position from which things are viewed
From this reading Viewing all things from his standpoint, Evan Lamotte is less a murderer than a martyr."
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It is the day after the trial with so strange an ending.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Viewing all things from his standpoint, Evan Lamotte is less a murderer than a martyr."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the day after the trial with so strange an ending.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Viewing all things from his standpoint, Evan Lamotte is less a murderer than a martyr."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
the act of testing something
From this reading It is the day after the trial with so strange an ending.
unreservedlyadverb
without reservation
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
Vandyck
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From this reading They are seated in O'Meara's library; Constance, Mrs. Aliston, Mrs. O'Meara, Sir Clifford, his brother, the Honorable George Heathercliffe, Ray Vandyck, O'Meara, and Mr. Bathurst.
ViewingnounUS /ˈvjuːɪŋ/
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Viewing all things from his standpoint, Evan Lamotte is less a murderer than a martyr."
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I never before in all my career, brought to justice a criminal whom I both pitied unreservedly, and justified fully.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is the day after the trial with so strange an ending.
