Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

later than; following

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

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

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I could have killed myself, at last!”

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading “They said the river was the best place for me.

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

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

without stop or interruption

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I could have killed myself, at last!”

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

take in solid food

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

marked by extreme anger

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “They said the river was the best place for me.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

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

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I could have killed myself, at last!”

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

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

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

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading I could have killed myself, at last!”

immediately past

From this reading I could have killed myself, at last!”

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

suffering from tissue death

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I could have killed myself, at last!”

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading “They said the river was the best place for me.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

past form of “revolt” — make revolution

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading “They said the river was the best place for me.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “They said the river was the best place for me.

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

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

a state of acute pain

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

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

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

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

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading “They treated me as if I came from the gutter,” continued Angelique, revolted and enraged in her mortified pride.

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

From this reading “They said the river was the best place for me.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.

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

From this reading After she had beaten me nearly to death, the woman would put something on the floor for me to eat, as if I were a cat, and many a time I went to bed suffering from hunger.