used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading My hands came together involuntarily.
Carmel
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From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading My hands came together involuntarily.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
Hexford
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From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
involuntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
From this reading My hands came together involuntarily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
and nothing more
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I should have suffered less.
lividadjectiveUS /ˈlɪvɪd/
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My hands came together involuntarily.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
and nothing more
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
penaltynounUS /ˈpenəlti/
the act of punishing
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
revulsionnounUS /rɪˈvʌlʃən/
intense aversion
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have suffered less.
be seated
From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I should have suffered less.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
tell-tale
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From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading My hands came together involuntarily.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
a vivid mental image
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At that instant, with the memory before me of the vision I have just described, I almost wished that it had been _my_ hate, _my_ anger which had brought those tell-tale marks out upon that livid skin.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I should only have had to pay the penalty of my crime and not be forced to think of Carmel with terrible revulsion, as I was now thinking, minute by minute, fight with it as I would.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You had better sit down,” Hexford suddenly suggested, pushing a chair my way.
