used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
anew
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I looked up, and the spectres had vanished.
appalledadjectiveUS /əˈpɔːld/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
Ayesha
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
let fall to the ground
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
heedfullyadverb
in a careful deliberate manner
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
huesnounUS /hjuːz/
plural of “hue” — the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked up, and the spectres had vanished.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
intermixedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈmɪkst/
past form of “intermix” — combine into one
From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
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 I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
lightningsnounUS /ˈlaɪtnɪŋz/
plural of “lightning” — abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
Lo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked up, and the spectres had vanished.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
replenishedverbUS /riˈplenɪʃt/
past form of “replenish” — fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
sixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
spectres
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I looked up, and the spectres had vanished.
sulphurousadjective
of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
thriftilyadverb
in a thrifty manner
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
tingedverbUS /tɪŋd/
past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling
From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I looked up, and the spectres had vanished.
having passed out of existence
From this reading I looked up, and the spectres had vanished.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading I replenished the lamps and the ring in front, thriftily, heedfully; but when I came to the sixth lamp, not a drop in the vessel that fed them was left.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
at the time that
From this reading The fifth hour had passed away, when Ayesha said to me, "Lo! the circle is fading; the lamps grow dim.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sky was tinged with sulphurous hues, the red and the black intermixed.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Look now without fear on the space beyond; the eyes that appalled thee are again lost in air, as lightnings that fleet back into cloud."
