used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
bangedverbUS /bæŋd/
past form of “bang” — strike violently
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
barbnounUS /bɑːrb/
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
bon
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From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
Brellier
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From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
broken-hearted
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From this reading You gave no thought to the ruined home and the weeping wife, the broken-hearted mother and the fatherless child.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
a young person of either sex
From this reading You gave no thought to the ruined home and the weeping wife, the broken-hearted mother and the fatherless child.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
detectivenounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You didn't think of that, did you?
didn't
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From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
dieu
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From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
fatherlessadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːðərləs/
having no living father
From this reading You gave no thought to the ruined home and the weeping wife, the broken-hearted mother and the fatherless child.
flownounUS /floʊ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You gave no thought to the ruined home and the weeping wife, the broken-hearted mother and the fatherless child.
God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading You gave no thought to the ruined home and the weeping wife, the broken-hearted mother and the fatherless child.
huskyadjectiveUS /ˈhʌski/
muscular and heavily built
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
macenounUS /meɪs/
(trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
mockerynounUS /ˈmɑːkəri/
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading You gave no thought to the ruined home and the weeping wife, the broken-hearted mother and the fatherless child.
not any; not one
From this reading Oh, no!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, no!
oratorynounUS /ˈɔːrətɔːri/
addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
having a point
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
pregnantadjectiveUS /ˈpreɡnənt/
carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
quellverbUS /kwel/
suppress or crush completely
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
RIDDLEverbUS /ˈrɪdəl/
pierce with many holes
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading You gave no thought to the ruined home and the weeping wife, the broken-hearted mother and the fatherless child.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
SOLVINGnounUS /ˈsɑːlvɪŋ/
finding a solution to a problem
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You didn't think of that, did you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You gave no thought to the ruined home and the weeping wife, the broken-hearted mother and the fatherless child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
showing sorrow
From this reading You gave no thought to the ruined home and the weeping wife, the broken-hearted mother and the fatherless child.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading You gave no thought to the ruined home and the weeping wife, the broken-hearted mother and the fatherless child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You didn't think of the cruel mockery of God's good world, which you were helping so successfully to ruin!" continued the detective, speaking _to_ the court but _at_ Brellier, each word pointed as a barb, each pause more pregnant with scorn than the spoken words had been.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SOLVING OF THE RIDDLE "For the sake of _le bon dieu_, man, cease your cruel mockery!" said Brellier, suddenly, in a husky voice, as the clerk rose to quell the interrupted flow of oratory, and the court banged his mace for quiet.
