anew
From this reading The thought that Valerie had made no sign since his arrest, although he had written to her, again recurred to him.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The thought that Valerie had made no sign since his arrest, although he had written to her, again recurred to him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The question fell upon Hugh's ears and roused him.
any thing at all
From this reading "Prisoner, have you anything to say?" asked the presiding judge, when he delivered sentence.
arrestverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading The thought that Valerie had made no sign since his arrest, although he had written to her, again recurred to him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Prisoner, have you anything to say?" asked the presiding judge, when he delivered sentence.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading "Prisoner, have you anything to say?" asked the presiding judge, when he delivered sentence.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The question fell upon Hugh's ears and roused him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The question fell upon Hugh's ears and roused him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thought that Valerie had made no sign since his arrest, although he had written to her, again recurred to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Prisoner, have you anything to say?" asked the presiding judge, when he delivered sentence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The thought that Valerie had made no sign since his arrest, although he had written to her, again recurred to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
Hugh's
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From this reading The question fell upon Hugh's ears and roused him.
inquisitiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkwɪzɪtɪv/
showing curiosity
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "Prisoner, have you anything to say?" asked the presiding judge, when he delivered sentence.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The thought that Valerie had made no sign since his arrest, although he had written to her, again recurred to him.
not any; not one
From this reading The thought that Valerie had made no sign since his arrest, although he had written to her, again recurred to him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
presidingverbUS /prɪˈzaɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “preside” — act as president
From this reading "Prisoner, have you anything to say?" asked the presiding judge, when he delivered sentence.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "Prisoner, have you anything to say?" asked the presiding judge, when he delivered sentence.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The question fell upon Hugh's ears and roused him.
recurredverbUS /riˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “recur” — happen or occur again
From this reading The thought that Valerie had made no sign since his arrest, although he had written to her, again recurred to him.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading The question fell upon Hugh's ears and roused him.
Identical; not different.
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
express in words
From this reading "Prisoner, have you anything to say?" asked the presiding judge, when he delivered sentence.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading "Prisoner, have you anything to say?" asked the presiding judge, when he delivered sentence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not there.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The thought that Valerie had made no sign since his arrest, although he had written to her, again recurred to him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The thought that Valerie had made no sign since his arrest, although he had written to her, again recurred to him.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She was not there.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought that Valerie had made no sign since his arrest, although he had written to her, again recurred to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Prisoner, have you anything to say?" asked the presiding judge, when he delivered sentence.
in the direction of
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The question fell upon Hugh's ears and roused him.
Valerie
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From this reading The thought that Valerie had made no sign since his arrest, although he had written to her, again recurred to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
at the time that
From this reading "Prisoner, have you anything to say?" asked the presiding judge, when he delivered sentence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He strained his eyes among the sea of faces that were turned towards him with the same inquisitive look.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The thought that Valerie had made no sign since his arrest, although he had written to her, again recurred to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Prisoner, have you anything to say?" asked the presiding judge, when he delivered sentence.
