used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
(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 So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We groped our way down the spiral staircase, the Queen and I, and both were silent.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading For I thought little of our wonderful escape, and much of the rubies, the ivory and pearls, and other goodly store of wealth that I had left behind.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
the two together, not just one
From this reading We groped our way down the spiral staircase, the Queen and I, and both were silent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We groped our way down the spiral staircase, the Queen and I, and both were silent.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading For I thought little of our wonderful escape, and much of the rubies, the ivory and pearls, and other goodly store of wealth that I had left behind.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
coins made of gold
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading For I thought little of our wonderful escape, and much of the rubies, the ivory and pearls, and other goodly store of wealth that I had left behind.
gropedverbUS /ɡroʊpt/
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading We groped our way down the spiral staircase, the Queen and I, and both were silent.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
ingotnounUS /ˈɪŋɡət/
metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
ivorynounUS /ˈaɪvəri/
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading For I thought little of our wonderful escape, and much of the rubies, the ivory and pearls, and other goodly store of wealth that I had left behind.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
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 For I thought little of our wonderful escape, and much of the rubies, the ivory and pearls, and other goodly store of wealth that I had left behind.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For I thought little of our wonderful escape, and much of the rubies, the ivory and pearls, and other goodly store of wealth that I had left behind.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading For I thought little of our wonderful escape, and much of the rubies, the ivory and pearls, and other goodly store of wealth that I had left behind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
on one occasion
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For I thought little of our wonderful escape, and much of the rubies, the ivory and pearls, and other goodly store of wealth that I had left behind.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We groped our way down the spiral staircase, the Queen and I, and both were silent.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
pearlsnounUS /pɜːrlz/
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading For I thought little of our wonderful escape, and much of the rubies, the ivory and pearls, and other goodly store of wealth that I had left behind.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading We groped our way down the spiral staircase, the Queen and I, and both were silent.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
rubiesnounUS /ˈruːbiz/
plural of “ruby” — a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading For I thought little of our wonderful escape, and much of the rubies, the ivory and pearls, and other goodly store of wealth that I had left behind.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading We groped our way down the spiral staircase, the Queen and I, and both were silent.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
spiralnounUS /ˈspaɪrəl/
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
From this reading We groped our way down the spiral staircase, the Queen and I, and both were silent.
staircasenounUS /ˈsterkeɪs/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading We groped our way down the spiral staircase, the Queen and I, and both were silent.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading For I thought little of our wonderful escape, and much of the rubies, the ivory and pearls, and other goodly store of wealth that I had left behind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For I thought little of our wonderful escape, and much of the rubies, the ivory and pearls, and other goodly store of wealth that I had left behind.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading So I had come empty handed, after all, from out the Treasure House of Kings.
ungratefuladjectiveUS /ənˈɡreɪtfəl/
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
vowedverbUS /vaʊd/
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We groped our way down the spiral staircase, the Queen and I, and both were silent.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We groped our way down the spiral staircase, the Queen and I, and both were silent.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading For I thought little of our wonderful escape, and much of the rubies, the ivory and pearls, and other goodly store of wealth that I had left behind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We groped our way down the spiral staircase, the Queen and I, and both were silent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Far be it from me to guess the thoughts of the woman at my side; as for my own, I fear that man is but an ungrateful animal at best.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading For I thought little of our wonderful escape, and much of the rubies, the ivory and pearls, and other goodly store of wealth that I had left behind.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
wrestverbUS /rest/
obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Some day, I vowed to myself, I would wrest once more the secret of the entrance to that room of death and gold, and then it should go hard with me indeed, did I come forth as now, with not so much as a yellow ingot to show for the adventure.
