used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading We were all, I think, in different ways affected.
(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 We all knew Isobel's history.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
deep-setadjective
having a sunken area
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading We were all, I think, in different ways affected.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
Feurgéres
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From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
haggardadjectiveUS /ˈhæɡərd/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading We all knew Isobel's history.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were all, I think, in different ways affected.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were all, I think, in different ways affected.
Isobel's
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From this reading We all knew Isobel's history.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We all knew Isobel's history.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
express in words
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading We were all, I think, in different ways affected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
tragedynounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading It had taken barely twenty minutes to tell it, but they had been twenty minutes of tragedy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
vacancynounUS /ˈveɪkənsi/
being unoccupied
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading We were all, I think, in different ways affected.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all knew Isobel's history.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were all, I think, in different ways affected.
a Caucasian
From this reading Monsieur Feurgéres alone sat back in his seat like a carved image, his face white and haggard, his deep-set eyes fixed upon vacancy.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading We felt that he had passed wholly away from the world of present things.
