used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading BENTON SAYS GOOD-BY Louis Delgado awaited Jusseret in an agony of doubt and fear.
aidenounUS /eɪd/
an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BENTON SAYS GOOD-BY Louis Delgado awaited Jusseret in an agony of doubt and fear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BENTON SAYS GOOD-BY Louis Delgado awaited Jusseret in an agony of doubt and fear.
anisettenounUS /ˌænəˈset/
liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading BENTON SAYS GOOD-BY Louis Delgado awaited Jusseret in an agony of doubt and fear.
BENTONnounUS /ˈbentən/
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading BENTON SAYS GOOD-BY Louis Delgado awaited Jusseret in an agony of doubt and fear.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Jusseret bowed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
delaysnounUS /dɪˈleɪz/
plural of “delay” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
Delgado
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From this reading BENTON SAYS GOOD-BY Louis Delgado awaited Jusseret in an agony of doubt and fear.
dispatchverbUS /dɪˈspætʃ/
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading BENTON SAYS GOOD-BY Louis Delgado awaited Jusseret in an agony of doubt and fear.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading BENTON SAYS GOOD-BY Louis Delgado awaited Jusseret in an agony of doubt and fear.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
FrenchmannounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/
a person of French nationality
From this reading The Frenchman was late.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
GOOD-BYnoun
a farewell remark
From this reading BENTON SAYS GOOD-BY Louis Delgado awaited Jusseret in an agony of doubt and fear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BENTON SAYS GOOD-BY Louis Delgado awaited Jusseret in an agony of doubt and fear.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
interminableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrmənəbəl/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
Jusseret
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From this reading BENTON SAYS GOOD-BY Louis Delgado awaited Jusseret in an agony of doubt and fear.
immediately past
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The Frenchman was late.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading BENTON SAYS GOOD-BY Louis Delgado awaited Jusseret in an agony of doubt and fear.
MonarchnounUS /ˈmɑːnɑːrk/
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
numberlessadjective
too numerous to be counted
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BENTON SAYS GOOD-BY Louis Delgado awaited Jusseret in an agony of doubt and fear.
PernodnounUS /perˈnoʊ/
(registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading BENTON SAYS GOOD-BY Louis Delgado awaited Jusseret in an agony of doubt and fear.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Frenchman was late.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A dispatch from the frontier had announced his coming, but to the anxiety of Delgado delays seemed numberless and interminable.
twistingnounUS /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
usheredverbUS /ˈʌʃərd/
past form of “usher” — take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Frenchman was late.
in or at the place that
From this reading At last an aide ushered him into the apartment where the new Monarch waited, his inevitable glass of Pernod and anisette twisting in his fingers.
