used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
anew
From this reading Deliverance.—I see my native land again.—O Macao!—My immortality.
(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 I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Three fresh reports follow those which have already aroused my attention.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
arightadverb
in an accurate manner
From this reading Did I hear aright?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading Three fresh reports follow those which have already aroused my attention.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Three fresh reports follow those which have already aroused my attention.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
cannon-shots
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From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
DeliverancenounUS /dɪˈlɪvərəns/
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading Deliverance.—I see my native land again.—O Macao!—My immortality.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did I hear aright?
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
ensureverbUS /enˈʃʊr/
make certain of
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Three fresh reports follow those which have already aroused my attention.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Three fresh reports follow those which have already aroused my attention.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Three fresh reports follow those which have already aroused my attention.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Did I hear aright?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Deliverance.—I see my native land again.—O Macao!—My immortality.
immortalitynounUS /ˌɪmɔːrˈtælɪti/
the quality or state of being immortal
From this reading Deliverance.—I see my native land again.—O Macao!—My immortality.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
instigatedverbUS /ˈɪnstəɡeɪtɪd/
past form of “instigate” — provoke or stir up
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Deliverance.—I see my native land again.—O Macao!—My immortality.
hear with intention
From this reading I listen.
for more time
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
MacaonounUS /məˈkaʊ/
a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999
From this reading Deliverance.—I see my native land again.—O Macao!—My immortality.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Deliverance.—I see my native land again.—O Macao!—My immortality.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Deliverance.—I see my native land again.—O Macao!—My immortality.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Deliverance.—I see my native land again.—O Macao!—My immortality.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
on one occasion
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
and nothing more
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
purestadjectiveUS /ˈpjʊrəst/
superlative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading Three fresh reports follow those which have already aroused my attention.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Deliverance.—I see my native land again.—O Macao!—My immortality.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
siegenounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
sustainverbUS /səˈsteɪn/
lengthen or extend in duration or space
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Three fresh reports follow those which have already aroused my attention.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
precisely as stated
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
at the time that
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Three fresh reports follow those which have already aroused my attention.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I had only to sustain this siege, instigated, I was well aware, by the purest devotion, for a very few minutes longer, to ensure being murdered without the shadow of a doubt; everything was being destroyed and was falling around me, when all at once three cannon-shots sounded in the distance.
