Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

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

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

giving or marked by complete attention to

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

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

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

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

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

-ing form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Nor once did he look back.

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

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

(poetic) beautiful, especially to the sight

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

a region marking a boundary

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

greatly desired

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

with devotion

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Nor once did he look back.

render capable or able for some task

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

an opposing military force

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

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From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

moving swiftly

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

set up or found

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

a quick look

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

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

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

intense and profound fear

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

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

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

and nothing more

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

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 Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Nor once did he look back.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

held dear

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

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From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

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

From this reading Nor once did he look back.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

on one occasion

From this reading Nor once did he look back.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

thrust or throw into

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

elude, especially in a baffling way

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

except for; apart from

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

not in physical motion

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

with tenderness; in a tender manner

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

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

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

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

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

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

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Absorbed as his feelings were in the full conviction of the tremendous peril from which he had just escaped, he still found room for the reflection that were he to turn and catch but one glimpse of the beauteous, oh! too beauteous creature from whom he had torn himself away, he should be lost.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

which person or people

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Let us now return to Fernand Wagner, whom we left flying from his Nisida, flying in horror and alarm from her whom he nevertheless loved so tenderly and devotedly.

in the company of; together with

From this reading His mind was bent upon the salvation of his immortal soul; and he knew that the enemy of mankind was assailing him with a power and with an energy which nothing save the assistance of Heaven could enable him to resist.

gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something

From this reading He fled as if from the brink of the yawning pit of hell, into which the malignant fiend who coveted his soul was about to plunge him.