used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PATRIOT'S REWARD.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
carelesslyadverbUS /ˈkerləsli/
without care or concern
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
rid of obstructions
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading It makes a villain and a savage of a man, that consciousness of a dark, hateful secret.
ConventionnounUS /kənˈvenʃən/
a large formal assembly
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
Crossthwaite
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From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
crushingadjectiveUS /ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It makes a villain and a savage of a man, that consciousness of a dark, hateful secret.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
embittering
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From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
evening'snounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
possessive form of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
falteredverbUS /ˈfɑːltərd/
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
yet to be or coming
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
hatefuladjectiveUS /ˈheɪtfəl/
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading It makes a villain and a savage of a man, that consciousness of a dark, hateful secret.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
imaginationsnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “imagination” — the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It makes a villain and a savage of a man, that consciousness of a dark, hateful secret.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
lodestarnounUS /ˈloʊdstɑːr/
guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes a villain and a savage of a man, that consciousness of a dark, hateful secret.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It makes a villain and a savage of a man, that consciousness of a dark, hateful secret.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
PATRIOT'SnounUS /ˈpeɪtriəts/
possessive form of “patriot” — one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading A PATRIOT'S REWARD.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading A PATRIOT'S REWARD.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading It makes a villain and a savage of a man, that consciousness of a dark, hateful secret.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It makes a villain and a savage of a man, that consciousness of a dark, hateful secret.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
strodeverbUS /stroʊd/
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It makes a villain and a savage of a man, that consciousness of a dark, hateful secret.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
tumultnounUS /ˈtuːməlt/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading It makes a villain and a savage of a man, that consciousness of a dark, hateful secret.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I never shall forget one evening's walk, as Crossthwaite and I strode back together from the Convention.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
weltered
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From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
which person or people
From this reading We had walked on some way arm in arm in silence, under the crushing and embittering sense of having something to conceal--something, which if those who passed us so carelessly in the street had known--!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading And it was a hateful one!--a dark and desperate necessity, which we tried to call by noble names, that faltered on our lips as we pronounced them; for the spirit of God was not in us; and instead of bright hope, and the clear fixed lodestar of duty, weltered in our imaginations a wild possible future of tumult, and flame, and blood.
