aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading So onward I went, stumbling and splashing through the mud, cursing Mannering, cursing the Motor Pirate, above all cursing myself for my own pusillanimity.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I was so enveloped in my own misery, that I was absolutely blind to all external objects.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
(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 was so enveloped in my own misery, that I was absolutely blind to all external objects.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So onward I went, stumbling and splashing through the mud, cursing Mannering, cursing the Motor Pirate, above all cursing myself for my own pusillanimity.
ARRESTEDverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading I was so enveloped in my own misery, that I was absolutely blind to all external objects.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could think of nothing but my dead hopes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could think of nothing but my dead hopes.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
cursingverbUS /ˈkɜːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “curse” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading So onward I went, stumbling and splashing through the mud, cursing Mannering, cursing the Motor Pirate, above all cursing myself for my own pusillanimity.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I could think of nothing but my dead hopes.
envelopedverbUS /enˈveləpt/
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading I was so enveloped in my own misery, that I was absolutely blind to all external objects.
externaladjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɜːrnəl/
happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
From this reading I was so enveloped in my own misery, that I was absolutely blind to all external objects.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So onward I went, stumbling and splashing through the mud, cursing Mannering, cursing the Motor Pirate, above all cursing myself for my own pusillanimity.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I could think of nothing but my dead hopes.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was so enveloped in my own misery, that I was absolutely blind to all external objects.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
Maitlands
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From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
Mannering
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From this reading So onward I went, stumbling and splashing through the mud, cursing Mannering, cursing the Motor Pirate, above all cursing myself for my own pusillanimity.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading I was so enveloped in my own misery, that I was absolutely blind to all external objects.
MotornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading So onward I went, stumbling and splashing through the mud, cursing Mannering, cursing the Motor Pirate, above all cursing myself for my own pusillanimity.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading So onward I went, stumbling and splashing through the mud, cursing Mannering, cursing the Motor Pirate, above all cursing myself for my own pusillanimity.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was so enveloped in my own misery, that I was absolutely blind to all external objects.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading So onward I went, stumbling and splashing through the mud, cursing Mannering, cursing the Motor Pirate, above all cursing myself for my own pusillanimity.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I could think of nothing but my dead hopes.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading I was so enveloped in my own misery, that I was absolutely blind to all external objects.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could think of nothing but my dead hopes.
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading So onward I went, stumbling and splashing through the mud, cursing Mannering, cursing the Motor Pirate, above all cursing myself for my own pusillanimity.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I was so enveloped in my own misery, that I was absolutely blind to all external objects.
PiratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading So onward I went, stumbling and splashing through the mud, cursing Mannering, cursing the Motor Pirate, above all cursing myself for my own pusillanimity.
pusillanimitynoun
contemptible fearfulness
From this reading So onward I went, stumbling and splashing through the mud, cursing Mannering, cursing the Motor Pirate, above all cursing myself for my own pusillanimity.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was so enveloped in my own misery, that I was absolutely blind to all external objects.
splashingnounUS /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading So onward I went, stumbling and splashing through the mud, cursing Mannering, cursing the Motor Pirate, above all cursing myself for my own pusillanimity.
stumblingverbUS /ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading So onward I went, stumbling and splashing through the mud, cursing Mannering, cursing the Motor Pirate, above all cursing myself for my own pusillanimity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was so enveloped in my own misery, that I was absolutely blind to all external objects.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I could think of nothing but my dead hopes.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading So onward I went, stumbling and splashing through the mud, cursing Mannering, cursing the Motor Pirate, above all cursing myself for my own pusillanimity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
to-day
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From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
trampedverbUS /træmpt/
past form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
trudgedverbUS /trʌdʒd/
past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was so enveloped in my own misery, that I was absolutely blind to all external objects.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I AM ARRESTED AS I went away from the Maitlands' house I looked neither to the right hand nor to the left.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Where I went, whether I trudged along the high road or tramped across country, I have not to-day the slightest idea.
