used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My presence in the court-yard caused an immense sensation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
announcingverbUS /əˈnaʊnsɪŋ/
-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading My presence in the court-yard caused an immense sensation.
a state at a particular time
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
court-yard
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From this reading My presence in the court-yard caused an immense sensation.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
destituteadjectiveUS /ˈdestətuːt/
poor enough to need help from others
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
Doña
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From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
a social unit living together
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
FloranounUS /ˈflɔːrə/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At last however, I went in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading My presence in the court-yard caused an immense sensation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last however, I went in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
immediately past
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
Malespina's
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From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
postponedverbUS /poʊstˈpoʊnd/
past form of “postpone” — hold back to a later time
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading My presence in the court-yard caused an immense sensation.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading My presence in the court-yard caused an immense sensation.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/
in a violent manner
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
weighedverbUS /weɪd/
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As I went to the house of Doña Flora my heart beat so violently that I had to stop for breath at every step.
at the time that
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I postponed the fatal hour when I must face my master as long as possible, but at last my destitute condition, without money and without a home, brought me to the point.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The terrible shock I was about to give the family by announcing young Malespina's death weighed so terribly on my soul that I could not have felt more crushed and guilty if I had myself been the occasion of it.
