used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The first had been written by himself, about twenty years before the period of which we now speak.
in addition
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
Anbiez
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From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first had been written by himself, about twenty years before the period of which we now speak.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first had been written by himself, about twenty years before the period of which we now speak.
make calm or still
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
comparingnounUS /kəmˈperɪŋ/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading The height from which he had fallen, the depth of infamy to which he had descended, must have moved the most obdurate heart to pity!
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading The height from which he had fallen, the depth of infamy to which he had descended, must have moved the most obdurate heart to pity!
Erebusnoun
(Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
opinion or judgment
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The height from which he had fallen, the depth of infamy to which he had descended, must have moved the most obdurate heart to pity!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first had been written by himself, about twenty years before the period of which we now speak.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The height from which he had fallen, the depth of infamy to which he had descended, must have moved the most obdurate heart to pity!
galleysnounUS /ˈɡæliz/
plural of “galley” — a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first had been written by himself, about twenty years before the period of which we now speak.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The height from which he had fallen, the depth of infamy to which he had descended, must have moved the most obdurate heart to pity!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The height from which he had fallen, the depth of infamy to which he had descended, must have moved the most obdurate heart to pity!
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading The height from which he had fallen, the depth of infamy to which he had descended, must have moved the most obdurate heart to pity!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The first had been written by himself, about twenty years before the period of which we now speak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
infamynounUS /ˈɪnfəmi/
a state of extreme dishonor
From this reading The height from which he had fallen, the depth of infamy to which he had descended, must have moved the most obdurate heart to pity!
Jacques
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From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
the literary culture
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
Montreuil
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From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The height from which he had fallen, the depth of infamy to which he had descended, must have moved the most obdurate heart to pity!
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The height from which he had fallen, the depth of infamy to which he had descended, must have moved the most obdurate heart to pity!
of an obscure nature
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
obdurateadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbdərət/
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
From this reading The height from which he had fallen, the depth of infamy to which he had descended, must have moved the most obdurate heart to pity!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
and nothing more
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
an amount of time
From this reading The first had been written by himself, about twenty years before the period of which we now speak.
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
Pog
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From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
restoreverbUS /rɪˈstɔːr/
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
express in speech
From this reading The first had been written by himself, about twenty years before the period of which we now speak.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The first had been written by himself, about twenty years before the period of which we now speak.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
unitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
unveilverbUS /ənˈveɪl/
remove the veil from
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So striking was the contrast between his life then,--a life calm, happy, and smiling,--and the life of a pirate and murderer, that one might be moved to pity the unhappy man, if only by comparing him as he was, to what he had been in the past.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first had been written by himself, about twenty years before the period of which we now speak.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These letters will unveil also what mysterious tie united the Commander des Anbiez, Erebus, and Pog, to whom we restore his real name, that of Count Jacques de Montreuil, former lieutenant of the king’s galleys.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We will now put before the eyes of the reader the letters that Pog was reading with such painful attention.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The first had been written by himself, about twenty years before the period of which we now speak.
a late time of life
From this reading The first had been written by himself, about twenty years before the period of which we now speak.
