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From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Yet there was no doubt about its truth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading But not, surely, the stunned and horrified man to whom this announcement had just been made.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But not, surely, the stunned and horrified man to whom this announcement had just been made.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
next to; at the side of
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
terminate
From this reading And someone must break it to the Duchesse.
Brencourt
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From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not, surely, the stunned and horrified man to whom this announcement had just been made.
Comtenoun
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
conspiratornounUS /kənˈspɪrətər/
a member of a conspiracy
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Yet there was no doubt about its truth.
Duchesse
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From this reading And someone must break it to the Duchesse.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
garni
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From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
only a very short time before
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
horrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəfaɪd/
stricken with horror
From this reading But not, surely, the stunned and horrified man to whom this announcement had just been made.
Hyde
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From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
hôtel
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From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet there was no doubt about its truth.
and nothing more
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But not, surely, the stunned and horrified man to whom this announcement had just been made.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But not, surely, the stunned and horrified man to whom this announcement had just been made.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And someone must break it to the Duchesse.
Neuville
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From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
information about recent and important events
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet there was no doubt about its truth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not, surely, the stunned and horrified man to whom this announcement had just been made.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
and nothing more
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
repeatingnounUS /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
a person, without saying who
From this reading And someone must break it to the Duchesse.
stammering
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From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading But not, surely, the stunned and horrified man to whom this announcement had just been made.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading But not, surely, the stunned and horrified man to whom this announcement had just been made.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet there was no doubt about its truth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But not, surely, the stunned and horrified man to whom this announcement had just been made.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And someone must break it to the Duchesse.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading He stood frozen, in his room at the little _hôtel garni_, repeating with a stammering tongue, “Dead!—dead! shot this morning!
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Yet there was no doubt about its truth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
which person or people
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But not, surely, the stunned and horrified man to whom this announcement had just been made.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there was no doubt about its truth.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading FOR SOME THE WORLD IS EMPTY (1) It was Hyde de Neuville, half beside himself with grief and fury, who brought the Comte de Brencourt the news, which at ten o’clock the young conspirator had only just heard, and which he could hardly believe.
