aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That some one, who was about to play the game of the two accomplices, was Berangere's father.
accomplicesnounUS /əˈkɑːmpləsəz/
plural of “accomplice” — a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
From this reading That some one, who was about to play the game of the two accomplices, was Berangere's father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the same question continued to suggest itself, each time more painfully than the last:
beamedverbUS /biːmd/
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading That face now beamed expansively before me.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That face now beamed expansively before me.
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From this reading That some one, who was about to play the game of the two accomplices, was Berangere's father.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
without stop or interruption
From this reading And the same question continued to suggest itself, each time more painfully than the last:
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And the same question continued to suggest itself, each time more painfully than the last:
emergeverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/
come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
EMERGEDverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
expansivelyadverb
in an impressively expansive manner
From this reading That face now beamed expansively before me.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When the time comes, some one will remove the mask from his face."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading That some one, who was about to play the game of the two accomplices, was Berangere's father.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading That some one, who was about to play the game of the two accomplices, was Berangere's father.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the time comes, some one will remove the mask from his face."
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
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immediately past
From this reading And the same question continued to suggest itself, each time more painfully than the last:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
maskverbUS /mæsk/
hide under a false appearance
From this reading When the time comes, some one will remove the mask from his face."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That face now beamed expansively before me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And the same question continued to suggest itself, each time more painfully than the last:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That face now beamed expansively before me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That some one, who was about to play the game of the two accomplices, was Berangere's father.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
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participate in games or sport
From this reading That some one, who was about to play the game of the two accomplices, was Berangere's father.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading And the same question continued to suggest itself, each time more painfully than the last:
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading When the time comes, some one will remove the mask from his face."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
Identical; not different.
From this reading And the same question continued to suggest itself, each time more painfully than the last:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
suggestverbUS /səˈdʒest/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading And the same question continued to suggest itself, each time more painfully than the last:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And the same question continued to suggest itself, each time more painfully than the last:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That face now beamed expansively before me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That some one, who was about to play the game of the two accomplices, was Berangere's father.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading That some one, who was about to play the game of the two accomplices, was Berangere's father.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That some one, who was about to play the game of the two accomplices, was Berangere's father.
at the time that
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
which person or people
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE MAN WHO EMERGED FROM THE DARKNESS "When the time comes," they had said, "some one will emerge from the darkness.
