used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
(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 Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
in addition
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading How, then, is my position changed?
CONDEMNEDverbUS /kənˈdemd/
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading CONDEMNED to death.
the specified day of the month
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading CONDEMNED to death.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
destroyed or killed
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
Grêve
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From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
How
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From this reading How, then, is my position changed?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
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 Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
the force of workers available
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How, then, is my position changed?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading How, then, is my position changed?
precedeverbUS /prɪˈsiːd/
be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
respitenounUS /ˈrespɪt/
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And why should I long for life?
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading How, then, is my position changed?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONDEMNED to death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
in or at the place that
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
which person or people
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, why not? have I not read in some book that _all men are condemned to death with a respite the date of which is not fixed_?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Since the day that my sentence was pronounced, how many are dead who had arranged for a long and happy life; how many of those, young, free, and in good health, who expected to see my head fall in the Place de Grêve, have gone before me; and how many more are there, who breathe the free air, and go where they please, who will also precede me to the next world?
