used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
anew
From this reading A whole week passed in this way, and then I was again taken from the cell and marched to another part of the fortress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A whole week passed in this way, and then I was again taken from the cell and marched to another part of the fortress.
any thing at all
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
ensuingadjectiveUS /ˈensuːɪŋ/
following immediately and as a result of what went before
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
divisible by two
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
examinationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
EXECUTIONnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
a boy or man
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
fortressnounUS /ˈfɔːrtrəs/
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading A whole week passed in this way, and then I was again taken from the cell and marched to another part of the fortress.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A whole week passed in this way, and then I was again taken from the cell and marched to another part of the fortress.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
jailernounUS /ˈdʒeɪlər/
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
immediately past
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
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 _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading A whole week passed in this way, and then I was again taken from the cell and marched to another part of the fortress.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
and nothing more
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading A whole week passed in this way, and then I was again taken from the cell and marched to another part of the fortress.
go across or through
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A whole week passed in this way, and then I was again taken from the cell and marched to another part of the fortress.
an amount of time
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
with speed
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
not in physical motion
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
surlyadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrli/
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading A whole week passed in this way, and then I was again taken from the cell and marched to another part of the fortress.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A whole week passed in this way, and then I was again taken from the cell and marched to another part of the fortress.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A whole week passed in this way, and then I was again taken from the cell and marched to another part of the fortress.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only relief to the monotony was the coming of the jailer, and he was such a surly fellow that his visits gave me more pain than pleasure.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A whole week passed in this way, and then I was again taken from the cell and marched to another part of the fortress.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A whole week passed in this way, and then I was again taken from the cell and marched to another part of the fortress.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
at the time that
From this reading Even now it is painful to look back on the time when I fully expected every hour of each ensuing day to be my last.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _LED OUT TO EXECUTION._ I pass rapidly over the period of suspense which succeeded my examination.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading A whole week passed in this way, and then I was again taken from the cell and marched to another part of the fortress.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet night and morning came and went, and I still remained in the dark cell, unable to learn anything concerning my fate.
