Chapter XIX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Of the pictures that rise before me as I look back, the first is that of being absolutely alone in London, with the fear of death upon me.

later than; following

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

anew

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

(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 I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

Having no one else present.

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I who write this am poor and old, yet not broken nor downcast any more.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I who write this am poor and old, yet not broken nor downcast any more.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I who write this am poor and old, yet not broken nor downcast any more.

any thing at all

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

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From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Of the pictures that rise before me as I look back, the first is that of being absolutely alone in London, with the fear of death upon me.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

for the reason that

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Of the pictures that rise before me as I look back, the first is that of being absolutely alone in London, with the fear of death upon me.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Of the pictures that rise before me as I look back, the first is that of being absolutely alone in London, with the fear of death upon me.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading I who write this am poor and old, yet not broken nor downcast any more.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Of the pictures that rise before me as I look back, the first is that of being absolutely alone in London, with the fear of death upon me.

plural of “defect” — an imperfection in a bodily system

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

directed downward

From this reading I who write this am poor and old, yet not broken nor downcast any more.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

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From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

opinion or judgment

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

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From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Of the pictures that rise before me as I look back, the first is that of being absolutely alone in London, with the fear of death upon me.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Of the pictures that rise before me as I look back, the first is that of being absolutely alone in London, with the fear of death upon me.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

physically weak

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

plural of “frailty” — the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

plural of “happening” — an event that happens

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

not accessible to view

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

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 For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Of the pictures that rise before me as I look back, the first is that of being absolutely alone in London, with the fear of death upon me.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

a particular point in time

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I who write this am poor and old, yet not broken nor downcast any more.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

not any; not one

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading I who write this am poor and old, yet not broken nor downcast any more.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I who write this am poor and old, yet not broken nor downcast any more.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading I who write this am poor and old, yet not broken nor downcast any more.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

move upward

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

at some indefinite or unstated time

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

in or at that place or location

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

from that time on

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I who write this am poor and old, yet not broken nor downcast any more.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

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From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

not done

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Of the pictures that rise before me as I look back, the first is that of being absolutely alone in London, with the fear of death upon me.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

which person or people

From this reading I who write this am poor and old, yet not broken nor downcast any more.

belonging to which person

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

in the company of; together with

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading For, by the great grace of God, I am not alone; there is one with me, whose tender loving eyes look always at me, with no remembrance of any defects or frailties--with no recollection of anything I may have done that would have been so much better left undone.

produce a literary work

From this reading I FACE THE WORLD AGAIN Of all that I must write of my life, as it faced me after those tragic happenings, certain pictures rise up in my mind, not easily to be effaced.

a late time of life

From this reading The fear of death--because the man Jervis Fanshawe had killed lay hidden behind a frail wooden door, that might at any moment be broken down; thereafter I was to expect search to be made for a certain servant named Tinman, sometime Charles Avaline, condemned to death twenty years before for murder.

but in spite of that

From this reading I who write this am poor and old, yet not broken nor downcast any more.