Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”

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From this reading “How are ye?” asked the dragoon anxiously.

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

From this reading “How are ye?” asked the dragoon anxiously.

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “How are ye?” asked the dragoon anxiously.

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From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.

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From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”

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From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”

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From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”

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From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.

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

From this reading “How are ye?” asked the dragoon anxiously.

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.

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From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”

unclear or blurred, especially from drink

From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”

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

From this reading “How are ye?” asked the dragoon anxiously.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”

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From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”

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

From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

something that needs very little effort

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading “Could ye stand a bit of news if it were broken to ye gently?”

at the time that

From this reading When he came down from his room he found Longsword awaiting him.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Just a little hazy in the head,” answered Ethan, “but that will pass in a few hours.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

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

From this reading THE ROAD TO BREST The wound in Ethan Carlyle’s head was not a very severe one; so next day he was about, looking a trifle pale, and with a bandage about his brow, but almost as well as ever.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading “How are ye?” asked the dragoon anxiously.