abyssnounUS /əˈbɪs/
a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
From this reading Let these hideous two weeks sink into the abyss of oblivion!
Ah
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From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
alterverbUS /ˈɔːltər/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
Ambrosine
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From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I will never look back at that.
Athelstannoun
the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
Augustus's
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From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I will never look back at that.
Calincourt
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From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel I must leave this part of my life marked with this row of stars.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
guillotinenounUS /ˈɡɪlətiːn/
closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
only a very short time before
From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading Let these hideous two weeks sink into the abyss of oblivion!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel I must leave this part of my life marked with this row of stars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Let these hideous two weeks sink into the abyss of oblivion!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
immediately past
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
go away from a place
From this reading I feel I must leave this part of my life marked with this row of stars.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let these hideous two weeks sink into the abyss of oblivion!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I feel I must leave this part of my life marked with this row of stars.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I will never look back at that.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading I feel I must leave this part of my life marked with this row of stars.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I feel I must leave this part of my life marked with this row of stars.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I feel I must leave this part of my life marked with this row of stars.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I will never look back at that.
not any; not one
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
notionsnounUS /ˈnoʊʃənz/
plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
oblivionnounUS /əˈblɪviən/
the state of being disregarded or forgotten
From this reading Let these hideous two weeks sink into the abyss of oblivion!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I feel I must leave this part of my life marked with this row of stars.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
one's
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From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading I feel I must leave this part of my life marked with this row of stars.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
rose-strewn
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From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading I feel I must leave this part of my life marked with this row of stars.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Let these hideous two weeks sink into the abyss of oblivion!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading I feel I must leave this part of my life marked with this row of stars.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will never look back at that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Let these hideous two weeks sink into the abyss of oblivion!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I feel I must leave this part of my life marked with this row of stars.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading It hardly seems possible that in fifteen days one could so completely alter one's views and notions of life.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will never look back at that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I feel I must leave this part of my life marked with this row of stars.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading It is two weeks now since I wrote my name Ambrosine de Calincourt Athelstan for the last time, two weeks since I walked down the rose-strewn guillotine steps on Augustus's arm, two weeks since he--Ah, no!
