used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading And then arose the voice of the pirate, coarse, brutal and cruel, even though the hand of death lay heavily upon him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading You will have a happy thought--a beautiful, blissful memory--through the remnant of your life.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
bitterestadjectiveUS /ˈbɪtərəst/
superlative of “bitter” — marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
blissfuladjectiveUS /ˈblɪsfəl/
completely happy and contented
From this reading You will have a happy thought--a beautiful, blissful memory--through the remnant of your life.
brutaladjectiveUS /ˈbruːtəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading And then arose the voice of the pirate, coarse, brutal and cruel, even though the hand of death lay heavily upon him.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading And then arose the voice of the pirate, coarse, brutal and cruel, even though the hand of death lay heavily upon him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading MARGERY’S REVELATION--CONCLUSION.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading And then arose the voice of the pirate, coarse, brutal and cruel, even though the hand of death lay heavily upon him.
dearly loved
From this reading “Oho! my dear grandpapa!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading And then arose the voice of the pirate, coarse, brutal and cruel, even though the hand of death lay heavily upon him.
deepestadjectiveUS /ˈdiːpəst/
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
divisible by two
From this reading And then arose the voice of the pirate, coarse, brutal and cruel, even though the hand of death lay heavily upon him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
grandpapa
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From this reading “Oho! my dear grandpapa!
groannounUS /ɡroʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And then arose the voice of the pirate, coarse, brutal and cruel, even though the hand of death lay heavily upon him.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading You will have a happy thought--a beautiful, blissful memory--through the remnant of your life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You will have a happy thought--a beautiful, blissful memory--through the remnant of your life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
to a considerable degree
From this reading And then arose the voice of the pirate, coarse, brutal and cruel, even though the hand of death lay heavily upon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
intense and profound fear
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And then arose the voice of the pirate, coarse, brutal and cruel, even though the hand of death lay heavily upon him.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You will have a happy thought--a beautiful, blissful memory--through the remnant of your life.
MARGERY'S
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From this reading MARGERY’S REVELATION--CONCLUSION.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading You will have a happy thought--a beautiful, blissful memory--through the remnant of your life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oho! my dear grandpapa!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
Oho
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From this reading “Oho! my dear grandpapa!
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading And then arose the voice of the pirate, coarse, brutal and cruel, even though the hand of death lay heavily upon him.
realizingverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “realize” — be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
remnantnounUS /ˈremnənt/
a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
From this reading You will have a happy thought--a beautiful, blissful memory--through the remnant of your life.
REVELATIONnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading MARGERY’S REVELATION--CONCLUSION.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then arose the voice of the pirate, coarse, brutal and cruel, even though the hand of death lay heavily upon him.
a special situation
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You will have a happy thought--a beautiful, blissful memory--through the remnant of your life.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading You will have a happy thought--a beautiful, blissful memory--through the remnant of your life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And then arose the voice of the pirate, coarse, brutal and cruel, even though the hand of death lay heavily upon him.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And then arose the voice of the pirate, coarse, brutal and cruel, even though the hand of death lay heavily upon him.
at the time that
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will have a happy thought--a beautiful, blissful memory--through the remnant of your life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The aged earl, when he had come to a realizing sense of the horror of the situation, sank back with a groan of the deepest, bitterest agony, and covered his face with his hands as though to shut from his sight the terrible thing before him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will have a happy thought--a beautiful, blissful memory--through the remnant of your life.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will have a happy thought--a beautiful, blissful memory--through the remnant of your life.
