(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 And yet I shuddered at it all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And yet I shuddered at it all.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What had happened had not been my fault.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading What had happened had not been my fault.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had happened had not been my fault.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What had happened had not been my fault.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet I shuddered at it all.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
Lignières
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From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
Misère
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From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What had happened had not been my fault.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
not any; not one
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
not one, and not any
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What had happened had not been my fault.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
the act of departing politely
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
an angry dispute
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
with speed
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
the act of searching for something
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
shudderedverbUS /ˈʃʌdərd/
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading And yet I shuddered at it all.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
a special situation
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
Vallée
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From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had happened had not been my fault.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet I shuddered at it all.
