used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
(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 “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
move towards
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
babblingnounUS /ˈbæbəlɪŋ/
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been informed secretly, and I set out to waylay him.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
put or send forth
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
extreme fatigue
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
glaciernounUS /ˈɡleɪʃər/
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
the act of departing
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been informed secretly, and I set out to waylay him.
half-delirious
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From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had been informed secretly, and I set out to waylay him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading I had been informed secretly, and I set out to waylay him.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
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 “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
engage in
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
in the near future
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
releasedverbUS /riˈliːst/
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
cut with a saw
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading I had been informed secretly, and I set out to waylay him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I had been informed secretly, and I set out to waylay him.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
starlightnounUS /ˈstɑːrlaɪt/
the light of the stars
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading The burden cast, the released soul ran out and on, babbling, half-delirious, growing in noise and volume, until, flowing to waste, it sunk into the silence of exhaustion.
waylayverbUS /ˈweɪleɪ/
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading I had been informed secretly, and I set out to waylay him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were great clouds, but a little starlight between--enough to make him sure.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
in or at the place that
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Coming to the point from which he was to cross the glacier, I hid among the stones; and presently I saw him approach.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I knew--as you all know now--what he intended, and where he was going.
