used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
creepingnounUS /ˈkriːpɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
deeps
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From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
erasedverbUS /ɪˈreɪst/
past form of “erase” — remove from memory or existence
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
flamesnounUS /fleɪmz/
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
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 As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
litternounUS /ˈlɪtər/
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
the force of workers available
From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
a course of conduct
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
rushingnounUS /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
in the near future
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
not in physical motion
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
unscathedadjectiveUS /ənˈskeɪðd/
not injured or harmed
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading I descended into the valley; the armed men followed.
VeiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
watercoursenoun
natural or artificial channel through which water flows
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But soon the funeral procession was lost to my eyes, and the thoughts that it roused were erased.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading As a turning in the way brought in front of my sight the place I had left behind, I beheld the black litter creeping down the descent, with its curtains closed, and the Veiled Woman walking by its side.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The path, on that side of the watercourse not reached by the flames, wound through meadows still green, or amidst groves still unscathed.
wrecksnounUS /reks/
plural of “wreck” — something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading The waves in man's brain are like those of the sea, rushing on, rushing over the wrecks of the vessels that rode on their surface, to sink, after storm, in their deeps.
