used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
(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 The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
architecturenounUS /ˈɑːrkətektʃər/
an architectural product or work
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading One could reach it only by a narrow path, forming a spiral around this species of cone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
the lower side of anything
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
boundedadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndəd/
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading DEVIL'S CLIFF.
conenounUS /koʊn/
any cone-shaped artifact
From this reading One could reach it only by a narrow path, forming a spiral around this species of cone.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One could reach it only by a narrow path, forming a spiral around this species of cone.
placed crosswise
From this reading This dangerous road terminated in a platform crossed by a brick wall, of great thickness and edged with spikes.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading This dangerous road terminated in a platform crossed by a brick wall, of great thickness and edged with spikes.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
DEVIL'SnounUS /ˈdevəlz/
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading DEVIL'S CLIFF.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
distinguishverbUS /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
mark as different
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
edgedadjectiveUS /edʒd/
having a specified kind of border or edge
From this reading This dangerous road terminated in a platform crossed by a brick wall, of great thickness and edged with spikes.
enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
EuropeannounUS /ˌjʊrəˈpiːən/
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
formingverbUS /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)
From this reading One could reach it only by a narrow path, forming a spiral around this species of cone.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading This dangerous road terminated in a platform crossed by a brick wall, of great thickness and edged with spikes.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One could reach it only by a narrow path, forming a spiral around this species of cone.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading One could reach it only by a narrow path, forming a spiral around this species of cone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
and nothing more
From this reading One could reach it only by a narrow path, forming a spiral around this species of cone.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
a course of conduct
From this reading One could reach it only by a narrow path, forming a spiral around this species of cone.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
perpendicularnounUS /ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr/
a straight line at right angles to another line
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading This dangerous road terminated in a platform crossed by a brick wall, of great thickness and edged with spikes.
precipicenounUS /ˈpresəpəs/
a very steep cliff
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading One could reach it only by a narrow path, forming a spiral around this species of cone.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading This dangerous road terminated in a platform crossed by a brick wall, of great thickness and edged with spikes.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
get rid of
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
speciesnounUS /ˈspiːʃiz/
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading One could reach it only by a narrow path, forming a spiral around this species of cone.
spikesnounUS /spaɪks/
plural of “spike” — a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading This dangerous road terminated in a platform crossed by a brick wall, of great thickness and edged with spikes.
spiralnounUS /ˈspaɪrəl/
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
From this reading One could reach it only by a narrow path, forming a spiral around this species of cone.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
confined on all sides
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
terminatedadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrməneɪtɪd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading This dangerous road terminated in a platform crossed by a brick wall, of great thickness and edged with spikes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
thicknessnounUS /ˈθɪknəs/
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
From this reading This dangerous road terminated in a platform crossed by a brick wall, of great thickness and edged with spikes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One could reach it only by a narrow path, forming a spiral around this species of cone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
the upper part of anything
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
precisely as stated
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading This dangerous road terminated in a platform crossed by a brick wall, of great thickness and edged with spikes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The path was bounded on one side by a mass of perpendicular granite; on the other by a precipice of which in the broad daylight one could not discover the bottom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This dangerous road terminated in a platform crossed by a brick wall, of great thickness and edged with spikes.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The moon, brilliant and pure, shed a light almost as strong as the European sun, and enabled one to distinguish perfectly the top of a very high rock, and surrounded by woods on all sides of a dwelling built of brick, and of peculiar architecture.
