used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading How from that prison we were afterwards transferred to another more gloomy still?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading How from that prison we were afterwards transferred to another more gloomy still?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The impressions of sorrow are deeper than those of happiness.
AssemblynounUS /əˈsembli/
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tell me, Thérèse, my companion in that captivity, has greater suffering ever been endured than in that tower?
captivitynounUS /kæpˈtɪvəti/
the state of being imprisoned
From this reading Tell me, Thérèse, my companion in that captivity, has greater suffering ever been endured than in that tower?
COFFINnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪn/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Tell me, Thérèse, my companion in that captivity, has greater suffering ever been endured than in that tower?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading The impressions of sorrow are deeper than those of happiness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
make void or empty of contents
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Tell me, Thérèse, my companion in that captivity, has greater suffering ever been endured than in that tower?
at any time
From this reading Tell me, Thérèse, my companion in that captivity, has greater suffering ever been endured than in that tower?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How from that prison we were afterwards transferred to another more gloomy still?
depressingly dark
From this reading How from that prison we were afterwards transferred to another more gloomy still?
gratedverbUS /ˈɡreɪtɪd/
past form of “grate” — furnish with a grate
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Tell me, Thérèse, my companion in that captivity, has greater suffering ever been endured than in that tower?
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading The impressions of sorrow are deeper than those of happiness.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tell me, Thérèse, my companion in that captivity, has greater suffering ever been endured than in that tower?
how
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From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The impressions of sorrow are deeper than those of happiness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tell me, Thérèse, my companion in that captivity, has greater suffering ever been endured than in that tower?
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me, Thérèse, my companion in that captivity, has greater suffering ever been endured than in that tower?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading How from that prison we were afterwards transferred to another more gloomy still?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Tell me, Thérèse, my companion in that captivity, has greater suffering ever been endured than in that tower?
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 O the tower, the tower!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The impressions of sorrow are deeper than those of happiness.
go across or through
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
To recall to mind.
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading The impressions of sorrow are deeper than those of happiness.
not in physical motion
From this reading How from that prison we were afterwards transferred to another more gloomy still?
a state of acute pain
From this reading Tell me, Thérèse, my companion in that captivity, has greater suffering ever been endured than in that tower?
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
express in words
From this reading Tell me, Thérèse, my companion in that captivity, has greater suffering ever been endured than in that tower?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The impressions of sorrow are deeper than those of happiness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How from that prison we were afterwards transferred to another more gloomy still?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The impressions of sorrow are deeper than those of happiness.
Thérèse
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From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading O the tower, the tower!
transferredverbUS /trænˈsfɜːrd/
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading How from that prison we were afterwards transferred to another more gloomy still?
tribunalnounUS /trəˈbjuːnəl/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE EMPTY COFFIN Thérèse, do you remember how we were taken to the Assembly, there to pass the day within a grated tribunal and led thence to prison?
