Chapter V

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

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

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From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

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

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

a large entrance or reception room or area

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

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

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

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From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

people who are frustrated and perplexed

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

surround so as to force to give up

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

anything that covers or conceals

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

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

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

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

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

beaten or overcome; not victorious

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

to double the degree

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

divisible by two

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

an act that fails

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading Fate had twice given him that which he had not sought.

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From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

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

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Fate had twice given him that which he had not sought.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

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

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

in a joyous manner

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

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

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

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

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

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

From this reading Fate had twice given him that which he had not sought.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

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

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

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

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

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

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

not one, and not any

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

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

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

on one occasion

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

without gain or profit

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

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

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

that is looked for

From this reading Fate had twice given him that which he had not sought.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Fate had twice given him that which he had not sought.

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

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

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

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

hard to endure

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

two times

From this reading Fate had twice given him that which he had not sought.

in an unrighteous manner

From this reading This, happily, he did not know; but he was none the less unrighteously angry at his failure to find out something, even the smallest, of her habits.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

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

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

at the time that

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

in or at the place that

From this reading But now, trying to circumvent Fate, he had been doubly defeated; for, had he been where he should that evening, Ahalya, in her reckless search, must have come upon him.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Fate had twice given him that which he had not sought.

during the time that

From this reading Weary as he was, he could not sleep at once, but lay for a little while thinking profitlessly on what he had done.

a Caucasian

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.

the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

From this reading THE ASRA RUBY It was some time past midnight when Fidá, baffled and exhausted, returned to his antechamber, and, wrapping himself in his white cloak, lay down on the floor.