used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was in a vast hall, and Lilian Ross stood by my side.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was in a vast hall, and Lilian Ross stood by my side.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the other end of the hall, upon a kind of red dais, stood a man.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was in a vast hall, and Lilian Ross stood by my side.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
daisnounUS /deɪz/
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading At the other end of the hall, upon a kind of red dais, stood a man.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
devourverbUS /dɪˈvaʊər/
destroy completely
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the other end of the hall, upon a kind of red dais, stood a man.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
gloweringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlaʊərɪŋ/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading I was in a vast hall, and Lilian Ross stood by my side.
hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
How
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From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was in a vast hall, and Lilian Ross stood by my side.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in a vast hall, and Lilian Ross stood by my side.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading At the other end of the hall, upon a kind of red dais, stood a man.
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 How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
Lilian
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From this reading I was in a vast hall, and Lilian Ross stood by my side.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At the other end of the hall, upon a kind of red dais, stood a man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was in a vast hall, and Lilian Ross stood by my side.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the other end of the hall, upon a kind of red dais, stood a man.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
and nothing more
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading At the other end of the hall, upon a kind of red dais, stood a man.
personationnoun
imitating the mannerisms of another person
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading TAKEN PRISONER.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading At the other end of the hall, upon a kind of red dais, stood a man.
RossnounUS /rɑːs/
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading I was in a vast hall, and Lilian Ross stood by my side.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I was in a vast hall, and Lilian Ross stood by my side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
not in physical motion
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I was in a vast hall, and Lilian Ross stood by my side.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
TAKENadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading TAKEN PRISONER.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the other end of the hall, upon a kind of red dais, stood a man.
in or at that place or location
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At the other end of the hall, upon a kind of red dais, stood a man.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading I was in a vast hall, and Lilian Ross stood by my side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in a vast hall, and Lilian Ross stood by my side.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading I suppose he was a man, but he appeared to me to be more like a personation of the evil one, he had such a cruel, wicked face; and, as he sat glowering there, he looked as if he would like to devour us, so great was his hatred and wrath.
but in spite of that
From this reading How we got there I did not know, I only knew that we were there and still alive, that death was yet to come.
