used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading My personal adventures can possess little interest after the all-important transactions I have had to describe.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading My personal adventures can possess little interest after the all-important transactions I have had to describe.
(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 At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
all-importantadjective
of the greatest importance
From this reading My personal adventures can possess little interest after the all-important transactions I have had to describe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
arrestverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading My revolver was taken from me and I was conducted under a strict guard back to Kiel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading My personal adventures can possess little interest after the all-important transactions I have had to describe.
an occurrence of something
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
conductedverbUS /kənˈdʌktəd/
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading My revolver was taken from me and I was conducted under a strict guard back to Kiel.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
give a description of
From this reading My personal adventures can possess little interest after the all-important transactions I have had to describe.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading THE FAMILY STATUTE My task is done.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
at any time
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
a social unit living together
From this reading THE FAMILY STATUTE My task is done.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My revolver was taken from me and I was conducted under a strict guard back to Kiel.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading My revolver was taken from me and I was conducted under a strict guard back to Kiel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My personal adventures can possess little interest after the all-important transactions I have had to describe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My personal adventures can possess little interest after the all-important transactions I have had to describe.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My personal adventures can possess little interest after the all-important transactions I have had to describe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading My personal adventures can possess little interest after the all-important transactions I have had to describe.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FAMILY STATUTE My task is done.
Kiel
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From this reading My revolver was taken from me and I was conducted under a strict guard back to Kiel.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
immediately past
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My personal adventures can possess little interest after the all-important transactions I have had to describe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My revolver was taken from me and I was conducted under a strict guard back to Kiel.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE FAMILY STATUTE My task is done.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading My personal adventures can possess little interest after the all-important transactions I have had to describe.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading My personal adventures can possess little interest after the all-important transactions I have had to describe.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading My revolver was taken from me and I was conducted under a strict guard back to Kiel.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
STATUTEnounUS /ˈstætʃuːt/
an act passed by a legislative body
From this reading THE FAMILY STATUTE My task is done.
strictadjectiveUS /strɪkt/
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading My revolver was taken from me and I was conducted under a strict guard back to Kiel.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading My revolver was taken from me and I was conducted under a strict guard back to Kiel.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading THE FAMILY STATUTE My task is done.
express in words
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAMILY STATUTE My task is done.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
transactionsnounUS /trænˈzækʃənz/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading My personal adventures can possess little interest after the all-important transactions I have had to describe.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading My revolver was taken from me and I was conducted under a strict guard back to Kiel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My revolver was taken from me and I was conducted under a strict guard back to Kiel.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
which person or people
From this reading But in case there should be a reader here and there who is good enough to feel any curiosity as to my fate, I will briefly tell what followed on my arrest.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At last the reader knows all that ever will be known--all there is to know, in short--concerning the tragedy of the North Sea.
