used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
(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 It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
clutchnounUS /klʌtʃ/
the act of grasping
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
despairingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsperɪŋ/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
divisible by two
From this reading She had seen even more than that.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She had heard every word which Gerard had spoken.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
far-offadjective
very far away in space or time
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
Gerard
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From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
only a very short time before
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She had heard every word which Gerard had spoken.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
set down according to a plan
From this reading She had seen the revolver laid upon the table.
Lambert'snounUS /ˈlæmbərts/
possessive form of “lambert” — a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
MargueritenounUS /ˌmɑːrɡərˈiːt/
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
a particular point in time
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
Montignac
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From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had seen even more than that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
pistol-shot
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From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
a future prospect or potential
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
Reha's
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From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading She had seen the revolver laid upon the table.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had seen the revolver laid upon the table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had heard every word which Gerard had spoken.
SinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading She had heard every word which Gerard had spoken.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She had seen the revolver laid upon the table.
Tayeb
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From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had seen even more than that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had seen even more than that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
propel through the air
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had seen the revolver laid upon the table.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
at the time that
From this reading The Splendid Throw What had happened between the moment when Gerard de Montignac rode away from the door of Si Tayeb Reha’s house the first time and the moment when the pistol-shot rang out?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had heard every word which Gerard had spoken.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She had heard every word which Gerard had spoken.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
but in spite of that
From this reading It had all been Marguerite Lambert’s idea—a despairing clutch at some faint and far-off possibility, hardly a hope, yet worth putting to the proof.
