used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
in actual fact
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
ascertainverbUS /ˌæsərˈteɪn/
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
bruisesnounUS /ˈbruːzəz/
plural of “bruise” — an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
the act of burning something
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “And that mark on his skin, for instance?”
how
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From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
hypnotisedadjective
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
hystericaladjectiveUS /hɪˈsterɪkəl/
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading I inquired.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “And that mark on his skin, for instance?”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
intuitiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtuːətɪv/
spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “And that mark on his skin, for instance?”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And that mark on his skin, for instance?”
on one occasion
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
religieuses
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From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
cut with a saw
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading “And that mark on his skin, for instance?”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
stigmatanounUS /stɪɡˈmɑːtə/
marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
subjectiveadjectiveUS /səbˈdʒektɪv/
taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
Vezin
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From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
which person or people
From this reading “Merely the marks produced by hysterical brooding,” he replied, “like the stigmata of the _religieuses_, and the bruises which appear on the bodies of hypnotised subjects who have been told to expect them.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading For her dread of fire and the sight of burning must, of course, have been the intuitive memory of her former painful death at the stake, and have thus explained why he fancied more than once that he saw her through smoke and flame.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I should like to have obtained a personal interview with the daughter so as to ascertain how much was subjective and how much actually took place with her as Vezin told it.
