used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading He had perished in an accident that was the result of his own reckless daring.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading One utterly inexplicable event made all life incoherent.
Altruistnoun
someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had perished in an accident that was the result of his own reckless daring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
rid of obstructions
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading He had perished in an accident that was the result of his own reckless daring.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The Lad was dead.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading One utterly inexplicable event made all life incoherent.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had perished in an accident that was the result of his own reckless daring.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
not accessible to view
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had perished in an accident that was the result of his own reckless daring.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
intense and profound fear
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
incoherentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt/
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading One utterly inexplicable event made all life incoherent.
inexplicableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnəkˈsplɪsəbəl/
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading One utterly inexplicable event made all life incoherent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
a boy or man
From this reading The Lad was dead.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading One utterly inexplicable event made all life incoherent.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One utterly inexplicable event made all life incoherent.
meaningsnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋz/
plural of “meaning” — the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One utterly inexplicable event made all life incoherent.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
perishedverbUS /ˈperɪʃt/
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He had perished in an accident that was the result of his own reckless daring.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
recklessadjectiveUS /ˈrekləs/
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading He had perished in an accident that was the result of his own reckless daring.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading He had perished in an accident that was the result of his own reckless daring.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
a special situation
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading One utterly inexplicable event made all life incoherent.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Lad was dead.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
in or at the place that
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
which person or people
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I, who had been walking with the Altruist on heights where the hidden meanings of the world lay clear to view, fell into a horror of great darkness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I went home, and in the quiet of my own room I said that I would not let this thing be true.
