used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
(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 Yet all was of no avail, even though he brought before his mind every scene he could recollect since first he had returned to France.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
assertverbUS /əˈsɜːrt/
state categorically
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
assistverbUS /əˈsɪst/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
associatedverbUS /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd/
past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading Yet all was of no avail, even though he brought before his mind every scene he could recollect since first he had returned to France.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yet where--where had he seen this nephew of De Broglie before?
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
Broglienoun
French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987)
From this reading Yet where--where had he seen this nephew of De Broglie before?
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Yet all was of no avail, even though he brought before his mind every scene he could recollect since first he had returned to France.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading Nevertheless he was convinced that he was not mistaken.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet all was of no avail, even though he brought before his mind every scene he could recollect since first he had returned to France.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Yet where--where had he seen this nephew of De Broglie before?
divisible by two
From this reading Yet all was of no avail, even though he brought before his mind every scene he could recollect since first he had returned to France.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yet all was of no avail, even though he brought before his mind every scene he could recollect since first he had returned to France.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Yet all was of no avail, even though he brought before his mind every scene he could recollect since first he had returned to France.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Yet all was of no avail, even though he brought before his mind every scene he could recollect since first he had returned to France.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet where--where had he seen this nephew of De Broglie before?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nevertheless he was convinced that he was not mistaken.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Yet all was of no avail, even though he brought before his mind every scene he could recollect since first he had returned to France.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading Nevertheless he was convinced that he was not mistaken.
nephewnounUS /ˈnefjuː/
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Yet where--where had he seen this nephew of De Broglie before?
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless he was convinced that he was not mistaken.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet all was of no avail, even though he brought before his mind every scene he could recollect since first he had returned to France.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nevertheless he was convinced that he was not mistaken.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet where--where had he seen this nephew of De Broglie before?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
puzzlesnounUS /ˈpʌzəlz/
plural of “puzzle” — a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
rackedverbUS /rækt/
past form of “rack” — go at a rack
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
racksnounUS /ræks/
plural of “rack” — framework for holding objects
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Yet all was of no avail, even though he brought before his mind every scene he could recollect since first he had returned to France.
RUSEnounUS /ruːz/
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading THE RUSE.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Yet all was of no avail, even though he brought before his mind every scene he could recollect since first he had returned to France.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yet where--where had he seen this nephew of De Broglie before?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Yet all was of no avail, even though he brought before his mind every scene he could recollect since first he had returned to France.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/
closely encircling
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nevertheless he was convinced that he was not mistaken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RUSE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet where--where had he seen this nephew of De Broglie before?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet all was of no avail, even though he brought before his mind every scene he could recollect since first he had returned to France.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nevertheless he was convinced that he was not mistaken.
in or at the place that
From this reading Yet where--where had he seen this nephew of De Broglie before?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As one racks his brain to call up some circumstance or surrounding in connection with a face that puzzles him, to recollect some action associated with that face which shall assist the struggle of memory to assert itself, he racked his brain now.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet where--where had he seen this nephew of De Broglie before?
