used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Somehow, like a circle, it had come back to this very point, to this forgotten experience for which he had been willing to die rather than endure again.
anew
From this reading Somehow, like a circle, it had come back to this very point, to this forgotten experience for which he had been willing to die rather than endure again.
(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 All this had happened before, and he had gone down the pathway Sam had forbidden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He heard nothing, but he sensed Sam Atkins' smile, and nod of approval.
approvalnounUS /əˈpruːvəl/
the formal act of approving
From this reading He heard nothing, but he sensed Sam Atkins' smile, and nod of approval.
Atkins
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From this reading He heard nothing, but he sensed Sam Atkins' smile, and nod of approval.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading It was to avoid the very terrors by which he had been pursued through the dark corridor.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Somehow, like a circle, it had come back to this very point, to this forgotten experience for which he had been willing to die rather than endure again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was to avoid the very terrors by which he had been pursued through the dark corridor.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All this had happened before, and he had gone down the pathway Sam had forbidden.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He heard nothing, but he sensed Sam Atkins' smile, and nod of approval.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was to avoid the very terrors by which he had been pursued through the dark corridor.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Somehow, like a circle, it had come back to this very point, to this forgotten experience for which he had been willing to die rather than endure again.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Somehow, like a circle, it had come back to this very point, to this forgotten experience for which he had been willing to die rather than endure again.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading It was to avoid the very terrors by which he had been pursued through the dark corridor.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was to avoid the very terrors by which he had been pursued through the dark corridor.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He remembered now for the first time why he had wanted to die.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading All this had happened before, and he had gone down the pathway Sam had forbidden.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Somehow, like a circle, it had come back to this very point, to this forgotten experience for which he had been willing to die rather than endure again.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Somehow, like a circle, it had come back to this very point, to this forgotten experience for which he had been willing to die rather than endure again.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He remembered now for the first time why he had wanted to die.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He remembered now for the first time why he had wanted to die.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading All this had happened before, and he had gone down the pathway Sam had forbidden.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Somehow, like a circle, it had come back to this very point, to this forgotten experience for which he had been willing to die rather than endure again.
destroyed or killed
From this reading All this had happened before, and he had gone down the pathway Sam had forbidden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He remembered now for the first time why he had wanted to die.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading All this had happened before, and he had gone down the pathway Sam had forbidden.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He heard nothing, but he sensed Sam Atkins' smile, and nod of approval.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard nothing, but he sensed Sam Atkins' smile, and nod of approval.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to avoid the very terrors by which he had been pursued through the dark corridor.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Somehow, like a circle, it had come back to this very point, to this forgotten experience for which he had been willing to die rather than endure again.
nodverbUS /nɑːd/
express or signify by nodding
From this reading He heard nothing, but he sensed Sam Atkins' smile, and nod of approval.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He heard nothing, but he sensed Sam Atkins' smile, and nod of approval.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He remembered now for the first time why he had wanted to die.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He heard nothing, but he sensed Sam Atkins' smile, and nod of approval.
pathwaynounUS /ˈpæθweɪ/
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
From this reading All this had happened before, and he had gone down the pathway Sam had forbidden.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Somehow, like a circle, it had come back to this very point, to this forgotten experience for which he had been willing to die rather than endure again.
a person who is being chased
From this reading It was to avoid the very terrors by which he had been pursued through the dark corridor.
on the contrary
From this reading Somehow, like a circle, it had come back to this very point, to this forgotten experience for which he had been willing to die rather than endure again.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He remembered now for the first time why he had wanted to die.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading He heard nothing, but he sensed Sam Atkins' smile, and nod of approval.
sensedadjectiveUS /senst/
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading He heard nothing, but he sensed Sam Atkins' smile, and nod of approval.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He heard nothing, but he sensed Sam Atkins' smile, and nod of approval.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow, like a circle, it had come back to this very point, to this forgotten experience for which he had been willing to die rather than endure again.
terrorsnounUS /ˈterərz/
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading It was to avoid the very terrors by which he had been pursued through the dark corridor.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Somehow, like a circle, it had come back to this very point, to this forgotten experience for which he had been willing to die rather than endure again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He remembered now for the first time why he had wanted to die.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this had happened before, and he had gone down the pathway Sam had forbidden.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was to avoid the very terrors by which he had been pursued through the dark corridor.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He remembered now for the first time why he had wanted to die.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He remembered now for the first time why he had wanted to die.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was to avoid the very terrors by which he had been pursued through the dark corridor.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He remembered now for the first time why he had wanted to die.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was to avoid the very terrors by which he had been pursued through the dark corridor.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was to avoid the very terrors by which he had been pursued through the dark corridor.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading He remembered now for the first time why he had wanted to die.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading Somehow, like a circle, it had come back to this very point, to this forgotten experience for which he had been willing to die rather than endure again.
