Chapter I

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

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

in the past

From this reading He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago.

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

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago.

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

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

possessive form of “assassin” — a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading He had come back, though he knew what to expect.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

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

From this reading He had come back, though he knew what to expect.

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From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

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

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading He had come back, though he knew what to expect.

having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

a fortified defensive structure

From this reading He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

the body of people who are citizens of a particular government

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

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

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

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

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

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

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted

From this reading He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago.

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

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

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From this reading He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading He had come back, though he knew what to expect.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

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 He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago.

imaginary people who live on the planet Mars

From this reading He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

not any; not one

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

plural of “province” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

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

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

bound by or as if by an oath

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had always come back to Klanvahr, since he had been hunted out of that ancient Martian fortress so many years ago.

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

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

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

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He had come back, though he knew what to expect.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

in a tight or constricted manner

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

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

From this reading He had come back, though he knew what to expect.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

in a wary manner

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

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

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He had come back, though he knew what to expect.

at the time that

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

which person or people

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

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

From this reading Not often, and always warily, for there was a price on Dantan's head, and those who governed the Dry Provinces would have been glad to pay it.

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.

a late time of life

From this reading She spoke in a tongue dead a thousand years, and she had no memory for the man she faced.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet he had held her tightly but a few short years before, had sworn eternal vengeance--when she died in his arms from an assassin's wounds.