used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading We were close together.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
divisible by two
From this reading Our horses, glad of even this temporary rest, were standing still.
exaltationnoun
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
exchangedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒd/
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Our horses, glad of even this temporary rest, were standing still.
the act of departing
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Our horses, glad of even this temporary rest, were standing still.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
an instinctive motive
From this reading A wild, well-nigh uncontrollable impulse seized me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A wild, well-nigh uncontrollable impulse seized me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our horses, glad of even this temporary rest, were standing still.
pledgedadjectiveUS /pledʒd/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Our horses, glad of even this temporary rest, were standing still.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading A wild, well-nigh uncontrollable impulse seized me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
having a supporting base
From this reading Our horses, glad of even this temporary rest, were standing still.
not in physical motion
From this reading Our horses, glad of even this temporary rest, were standing still.
temporaryadjectiveUS /ˈtempəreri/
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading Our horses, glad of even this temporary rest, were standing still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Our horses, glad of even this temporary rest, were standing still.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
tinglingadjectiveUS /ˈtɪŋɡəlɪŋ/
exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We were close together.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
uncontrollableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnkənˈtroʊləbəl/
difficult to solve or alleviate
From this reading A wild, well-nigh uncontrollable impulse seized me.
undertakingnounUS /ˈʌndərteɪkɪŋ/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
well-nighadverb
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading A wild, well-nigh uncontrollable impulse seized me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A wild, well-nigh uncontrollable impulse seized me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In spite of the grief and woe which had come upon us, of the desperate undertaking to which we were pledged, a thrill of genuine exaltation set my pulses tingling at her words, her tone.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was going into almost certain death--with her, and I would not have exchanged the situation for any other on earth.
