used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
(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 Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
any person at all
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
brutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
else
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From this reading She would marry somebody else.
fatalitynounUS /fəˈtælɪti/
a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
Feraud
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From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
imbecilenounUS /ˈɪmbəsəl/
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading And he tasted the torments of jealousy, too.
take in marriage
From this reading She would marry somebody else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And he tasted the torments of jealousy, too.
persistencenounUS /pərˈsɪstəns/
the property of a continuous and connected period of time
From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
relentlessadjectiveUS /rɪˈlentlɪs/
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would marry somebody else.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
socksnounUS /sɑːks/
plural of “sock” — hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
a person, without saying who
From this reading She would marry somebody else.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading His very soul writhed.
tastedverbUS /ˈteɪstɪd/
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading And he tasted the torments of jealousy, too.
tenacitynounUS /təˈnæsɪti/
persistent determination
From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And he tasted the torments of jealousy, too.
tormentsnounUS /ˈtɔːrments/
plural of “torment” — unbearable physical pain
From this reading And he tasted the torments of jealousy, too.
tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
precisely as stated
From this reading His very soul writhed.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Several times he got up, and walking about in his socks, so as not to be heard by anybody downstairs, drank all the water he could find in the dark.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tenacity of that Feraud, the awful persistence of that imbecile brute came to him with the tremendous force of a relentless fatality.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would marry somebody else.
writhedadjectiveUS /rɪθd/
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
From this reading His very soul writhed.
