used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN WHICH THE GRAY FRIAR DONS THE LIVERY OF SATAN “It was a miracle!
absolutionnounUS /ˌæbsəˈluːʃən/
the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance
From this reading To give my Chatémuc the words of absolution at the last, the Virgin Mother led me by the hand.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To give my Chatémuc the words of absolution at the last, the Virgin Mother led me by the hand.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The saints be praised!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To give my Chatémuc the words of absolution at the last, the Virgin Mother led me by the hand.
Chatémuc
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From this reading To give my Chatémuc the words of absolution at the last, the Virgin Mother led me by the hand.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading And now in Paradise he wears a martyr’s crown.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
DONSnounUS /dɑːnz/
plural of “don” — a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading IN WHICH THE GRAY FRIAR DONS THE LIVERY OF SATAN “It was a miracle!
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
FRIARnounUS /ˈfraɪər/
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading IN WHICH THE GRAY FRIAR DONS THE LIVERY OF SATAN “It was a miracle!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading To give my Chatémuc the words of absolution at the last, the Virgin Mother led me by the hand.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading IN WHICH THE GRAY FRIAR DONS THE LIVERY OF SATAN “It was a miracle!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading To give my Chatémuc the words of absolution at the last, the Virgin Mother led me by the hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now in Paradise he wears a martyr’s crown.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE GRAY FRIAR DONS THE LIVERY OF SATAN “It was a miracle!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE GRAY FRIAR DONS THE LIVERY OF SATAN “It was a miracle!
immediately past
From this reading To give my Chatémuc the words of absolution at the last, the Virgin Mother led me by the hand.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading To give my Chatémuc the words of absolution at the last, the Virgin Mother led me by the hand.
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 A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
LIVERYnounUS /ˈlɪvəri/
uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
From this reading IN WHICH THE GRAY FRIAR DONS THE LIVERY OF SATAN “It was a miracle!
martyr's
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From this reading And now in Paradise he wears a martyr’s crown.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To give my Chatémuc the words of absolution at the last, the Virgin Mother led me by the hand.
miraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading IN WHICH THE GRAY FRIAR DONS THE LIVERY OF SATAN “It was a miracle!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading To give my Chatémuc the words of absolution at the last, the Virgin Mother led me by the hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now in Paradise he wears a martyr’s crown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH THE GRAY FRIAR DONS THE LIVERY OF SATAN “It was a miracle!
ParadisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading And now in Paradise he wears a martyr’s crown.
praisedverbUS /preɪzd/
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading The saints be praised!”
saintsnounUS /seɪnts/
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading The saints be praised!”
SATANnounUS /ˈseɪtən/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading IN WHICH THE GRAY FRIAR DONS THE LIVERY OF SATAN “It was a miracle!
carry out
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE GRAY FRIAR DONS THE LIVERY OF SATAN “It was a miracle!
threateningadjectiveUS /ˈθretənɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
Tonti
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From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
VirginnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/
a person who has never had sex
From this reading To give my Chatémuc the words of absolution at the last, the Virgin Mother led me by the hand.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH THE GRAY FRIAR DONS THE LIVERY OF SATAN “It was a miracle!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
wearsnounUS /werz/
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading And now in Paradise he wears a martyr’s crown.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE GRAY FRIAR DONS THE LIVERY OF SATAN “It was a miracle!
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading A voice from heaven whispered in my ear, and, turning back, I left de Tonti, angry, threatening, to take his way alone.
the words that are spoken
From this reading To give my Chatémuc the words of absolution at the last, the Virgin Mother led me by the hand.
