Chapter III

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

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

later than; following

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

how long something has existed

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

(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 How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

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

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

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

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

extreme mental distress

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

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From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

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

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

superlative of “bitter” — marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

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From this reading MY RETURN It is fifteen years today since Blanchette died.

the two together, not just one

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

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From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

intended to deceive

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

state of violent mental agitation

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading MY RETURN It is fifteen years today since Blanchette died.

a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

divisible by two

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading MY RETURN It is fifteen years today since Blanchette died.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

a slight suggestion or vague understanding

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

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

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

disabled in the feet or legs

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

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From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

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

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

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From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

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

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

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

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

unable to move or resist motion

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

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

From this reading MY RETURN It is fifteen years today since Blanchette died.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading MY RETURN It is fifteen years today since Blanchette died.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

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From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

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

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

the force of workers available

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

plural of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

of or relating to or consisting of muscle

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY RETURN It is fifteen years today since Blanchette died.

relating to or characteristic of mysticism

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

easily agitated

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

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

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

loss of the ability to move a body part

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading MY RETURN It is fifteen years today since Blanchette died.

done under pressure

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

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From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading MY RETURN It is fifteen years today since Blanchette died.

possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

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From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

given added strength or support

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

consent reluctantly

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

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

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

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

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

the present time or age

From this reading MY RETURN It is fifteen years today since Blanchette died.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

a shaky motion

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

too sacred to be uttered

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

a flaw or weak point

From this reading After my delirium in San Antonio had passed, I resumed my normal self-possession, though a nervous weakness--since developing into a muscular paralysis--made me at moments inert or half trembling with a deceitful dread that set my heart beating curiously.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading How well I recall it all; those days of anguish, with the twilight glimmering of joy that I had come in time to see her, and with too a mystical sense of attachment between us both, lasting beyond death, and bathed, as with a consecration, in the bitterest waters of Marah.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading I have grown old since then with an age not of years, though by reason of a sister's love, I have been consoled, strengthened, even, and now, in the presence of the world's disaster, succumb to some unutterable conviction that the ends of God have little need of the prayers of men.

a late time of life

From this reading MY RETURN It is fifteen years today since Blanchette died.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading I had rushed from San Antonio to New York, and from New York to Havre, and thus, in two weeks, almost exactly, stood halting before the gate of the captain's house in St. Choiseul.