Chapter VIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

(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 old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the first grey of dawn I was up from my bed.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading At the first grey of dawn I was up from my bed.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The excitement of the day had been too much for me.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE SILVER-HAFTED DAGGER That night I slept but little.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

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From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.

From this reading THE SILVER-HAFTED DAGGER That night I slept but little.

the first light of day

From this reading At the first grey of dawn I was up from my bed.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The excitement of the day had been too much for me.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading The excitement of the day had been too much for me.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

start firing a weapon

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading At the first grey of dawn I was up from my bed.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The excitement of the day had been too much for me.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading At the first grey of dawn I was up from my bed.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading At the first grey of dawn I was up from my bed.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The excitement of the day had been too much for me.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE SILVER-HAFTED DAGGER That night I slept but little.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

set afire

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE SILVER-HAFTED DAGGER That night I slept but little.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The excitement of the day had been too much for me.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

come together

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The excitement of the day had been too much for me.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading THE SILVER-HAFTED DAGGER That night I slept but little.

not any; not one

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The excitement of the day had been too much for me.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

the local environment

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

go across or through

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

plural of “pitfall” — an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

the possibility of future success

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE SILVER-HAFTED DAGGER That night I slept but little.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading THE SILVER-HAFTED DAGGER That night I slept but little.

plural of “snare” — something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE SILVER-HAFTED DAGGER That night I slept but little.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SILVER-HAFTED DAGGER That night I slept but little.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The excitement of the day had been too much for me.

Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

not alert to danger or deception

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading At the first grey of dawn I was up from my bed.

plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.

to a great degree

From this reading The old Count’s death, the treachery of De Marsac, and the appearance in our parts of so great and widely known a man as the Black Prince—all this set my brain in a swirl and kindled in it a kind of fire.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Besides, too, there was the prospect of the long journey that lay before me, visions of the strange characters I would meet, the odds and ends of places through which I should surely pass, and by no means least of all, the snares and pitfalls that were certain to be a menace to my unwary feet.