(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 Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
AmbrosenounUS /ˈæmbroʊz/
(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading Ambrose could, or would, tell me nothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
any thing at all
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then came the day when I hit upon the secret path over the morass.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading THE TREASURE CHAMBER.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ambrose could, or would, tell me nothing.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And then came the day when I hit upon the secret path over the morass.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
at any time
From this reading Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
cause to move by striking
From this reading And then came the day when I hit upon the secret path over the morass.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
learntverbUS /lɜːrnt/
inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ambrose could, or would, tell me nothing.
morassnounUS /mərˈæs/
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading And then came the day when I hit upon the secret path over the morass.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
mysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ambrose could, or would, tell me nothing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And then came the day when I hit upon the secret path over the morass.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
a course of conduct
From this reading And then came the day when I hit upon the secret path over the morass.
unusual or striking
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
only a very short time before
From this reading Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading And then came the day when I hit upon the secret path over the morass.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
taciturnadjectiveUS /ˈtæsɪtɜːrn/
habitually reserved and uncommunicative
From this reading Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
express in words
From this reading Ambrose could, or would, tell me nothing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TREASURE CHAMBER.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then came the day when I hit upon the secret path over the morass.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading THE TREASURE CHAMBER.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And then came the day when I hit upon the secret path over the morass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Indeed, he was become so taciturn and out of humour, that scarce he spoke to me ever at all.
at the time that
From this reading And then came the day when I hit upon the secret path over the morass.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There passed some sixteen days, in which happened nothing remarkable; nor learnt I in that time anything more of the mysteries of the island.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ambrose could, or would, tell me nothing.
