Chapter XXXV

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

From this reading For a moment he and she stared at one another in mute stupefaction.

Having no one else present.

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

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

From this reading For a moment he and she stared at one another in mute stupefaction.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading For a moment he and she stared at one another in mute stupefaction.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading For a moment he and she stared at one another in mute stupefaction.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But how was she to die within the view of him?

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading She had prayed she might die that night, and now death had sought her.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading She had prayed she might die that night, and now death had sought her.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a moment he and she stared at one another in mute stupefaction.

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

From this reading She had prayed she might die that night, and now death had sought her.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

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

From this reading For a moment he and she stared at one another in mute stupefaction.

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

From this reading She had prayed she might die that night, and now death had sought her.

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

From this reading But how was she to die within the view of him?

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From this reading But how was she to die within the view of him?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

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

From this reading For a moment he and she stared at one another in mute stupefaction.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading She had prayed she might die that night, and now death had sought her.

a particular point in time

From this reading For a moment he and she stared at one another in mute stupefaction.

expressed without speech

From this reading For a moment he and she stared at one another in mute stupefaction.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading She had prayed she might die that night, and now death had sought her.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading She had prayed she might die that night, and now death had sought her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But how was she to die within the view of him?

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON THE ROOF.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For a moment he and she stared at one another in mute stupefaction.

past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading She had prayed she might die that night, and now death had sought her.

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading ON THE ROOF.

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

From this reading For a moment he and she stared at one another in mute stupefaction.

that is looked for

From this reading She had prayed she might die that night, and now death had sought her.

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading For a moment he and she stared at one another in mute stupefaction.

a feeling of stupefied astonishment

From this reading For a moment he and she stared at one another in mute stupefaction.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had prayed she might die that night, and now death had sought her.

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

From this reading ON THE ROOF.

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

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading But how was she to die within the view of him?

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

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

at the time that

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading But how was she to die within the view of him?

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

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet--and yet---- To die alone was easy, would have been less than easy when she offered up the prayer; would have been easy now if he had not been present.