used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
administerverbUS /ədˈmɪnəstər/
work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
(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 The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
ALONEadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
not accessible to view
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
a state at a particular time
From this reading The condition of the old Count de Laborde grew steadily worse.
confessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading The condition of the old Count de Laborde grew steadily worse.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The condition of the old Count de Laborde grew steadily worse.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/
marked for certain death
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
eucharistnounUS /ˈjuːkərəst/
a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
divisible by two
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The condition of the old Count de Laborde grew steadily worse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD.
Laborde
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From this reading The condition of the old Count de Laborde grew steadily worse.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
immediately past
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
for more time
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
Michel
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From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
Mimi
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From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
not any; not one
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The condition of the old Count de Laborde grew steadily worse.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The condition of the old Count de Laborde grew steadily worse.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
Pere
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From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading The condition of the old Count de Laborde grew steadily worse.
not in physical motion
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This truth could at last be concealed no longer even from herself, for Pere Michel came to administer the holy eucharist to the dying man, and to receive his last confession.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Every one felt that he was doomed: and Mimi herself, though she struggled against that thought, still had in her heart a dark terror of the truth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The change to the land had done him no good, nor was all the loving care of Mimi of any avail whatever.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading The condition of the old Count de Laborde grew steadily worse.
