used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
(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 Now to be "witch-born" may induce spiritual penalties hereafter, but, from all purely earthly points of view, it is a good thing.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Jean-aux-Choux trod it with the assured foot of one to whom the night is as the day.
assertedadjectiveUS /əˈsɜːrtɪd/
confidently declared to be so
From this reading He had, as the people of Collioure asserted, been assuredly witch-born.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading But Jean-aux-Choux trod it with the assured foot of one to whom the night is as the day.
assuredlyadverbUS /əˈʃʊrədli/
without a doubt
From this reading He had, as the people of Collioure asserted, been assuredly witch-born.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now to be "witch-born" may induce spiritual penalties hereafter, but, from all purely earthly points of view, it is a good thing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had, as the people of Collioure asserted, been assuredly witch-born.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading For then you have cat's eyes and can walk through black night as though it were noonday.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Jean-aux-Choux trod it with the assured foot of one to whom the night is as the day.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For then you have cat's eyes and can walk through black night as though it were noonday.
cat'snounUS /kæts/
possessive form of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading For then you have cat's eyes and can walk through black night as though it were noonday.
Collioure
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But Jean-aux-Choux trod it with the assured foot of one to whom the night is as the day.
earthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading Now to be "witch-born" may induce spiritual penalties hereafter, but, from all purely earthly points of view, it is a good thing.
divisible by two
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
opinion or judgment
From this reading For then you have cat's eyes and can walk through black night as though it were noonday.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading But Jean-aux-Choux trod it with the assured foot of one to whom the night is as the day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For then you have cat's eyes and can walk through black night as though it were noonday.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Now to be "witch-born" may induce spiritual penalties hereafter, but, from all purely earthly points of view, it is a good thing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had, as the people of Collioure asserted, been assuredly witch-born.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For then you have cat's eyes and can walk through black night as though it were noonday.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had, as the people of Collioure asserted, been assuredly witch-born.
hereafteradverbUS /hɪˈræftər/
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
From this reading Now to be "witch-born" may induce spiritual penalties hereafter, but, from all purely earthly points of view, it is a good thing.
induceverbUS /ˌɪnˈduːs/
cause to arise
From this reading Now to be "witch-born" may induce spiritual penalties hereafter, but, from all purely earthly points of view, it is a good thing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Jean-aux-Choux trod it with the assured foot of one to whom the night is as the day.
Jean-aux-Choux
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From this reading But Jean-aux-Choux trod it with the assured foot of one to whom the night is as the day.
MARSHESnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəz/
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Now to be "witch-born" may induce spiritual penalties hereafter, but, from all purely earthly points of view, it is a good thing.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
noondaynoun
the middle of the day
From this reading For then you have cat's eyes and can walk through black night as though it were noonday.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now to be "witch-born" may induce spiritual penalties hereafter, but, from all purely earthly points of view, it is a good thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But Jean-aux-Choux trod it with the assured foot of one to whom the night is as the day.
go across or through
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
penaltiesnounUS /ˈpenəltiz/
plural of “penalty” — the act of punishing
From this reading Now to be "witch-born" may induce spiritual penalties hereafter, but, from all purely earthly points of view, it is a good thing.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He had, as the people of Collioure asserted, been assuredly witch-born.
perilousadjectiveUS /ˈperələs/
fraught with danger
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
Perpignan
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Now to be "witch-born" may induce spiritual penalties hereafter, but, from all purely earthly points of view, it is a good thing.
purelyadverbUS /ˈpjʊrli/
restricted to something
From this reading Now to be "witch-born" may induce spiritual penalties hereafter, but, from all purely earthly points of view, it is a good thing.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Now to be "witch-born" may induce spiritual penalties hereafter, but, from all purely earthly points of view, it is a good thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For then you have cat's eyes and can walk through black night as though it were noonday.
a special situation
From this reading Now to be "witch-born" may induce spiritual penalties hereafter, but, from all purely earthly points of view, it is a good thing.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For then you have cat's eyes and can walk through black night as though it were noonday.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For then you have cat's eyes and can walk through black night as though it were noonday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
trodverbUS /trɑːd/
inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading But Jean-aux-Choux trod it with the assured foot of one to whom the night is as the day.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Now to be "witch-born" may induce spiritual penalties hereafter, but, from all purely earthly points of view, it is a good thing.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading For then you have cat's eyes and can walk through black night as though it were noonday.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE WAY OF THE SALT MARSHES The shore road from Perpignan to Collioure is a pass, dark and perilous, even on an August night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For then you have cat's eyes and can walk through black night as though it were noonday.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Jean-aux-Choux trod it with the assured foot of one to whom the night is as the day.
witch-born
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From this reading He had, as the people of Collioure asserted, been assuredly witch-born.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Jean-aux-Choux trod it with the assured foot of one to whom the night is as the day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For then you have cat's eyes and can walk through black night as though it were noonday.
