used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Whence came that shriek?
cannot
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From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
give a description of
From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It was as though I were witnessing some dreadful sight unutterable and intolerable.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And then it seemed the voice of Winifred, and then it seemed her father's voice, and finally it seemed the voice of my own father struggling in his tomb.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And then it seemed the voice of Winifred, and then it seemed her father's voice, and finally it seemed the voice of my own father struggling in his tomb.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading And then it seemed the voice of Winifred, and then it seemed her father's voice, and finally it seemed the voice of my own father struggling in his tomb.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then it seemed the voice of Winifred, and then it seemed her father's voice, and finally it seemed the voice of my own father struggling in his tomb.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then it seemed the voice of Winifred, and then it seemed her father's voice, and finally it seemed the voice of my own father struggling in his tomb.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then it seemed the voice of Winifred, and then it seemed her father's voice, and finally it seemed the voice of my own father struggling in his tomb.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
intolerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading It was as though I were witnessing some dreadful sight unutterable and intolerable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
meditationsnounUS /ˌmedɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “meditation” — continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then it seemed the voice of Winifred, and then it seemed her father's voice, and finally it seemed the voice of my own father struggling in his tomb.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And then it seemed the voice of Winifred, and then it seemed her father's voice, and finally it seemed the voice of my own father struggling in his tomb.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
shrieknounUS /ʃriːk/
sharp piercing cry
From this reading Whence came that shriek?
an instance of visual perception
From this reading It was as though I were witnessing some dreadful sight unutterable and intolerable.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was as though I were witnessing some dreadful sight unutterable and intolerable.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading And then it seemed the voice of Winifred, and then it seemed her father's voice, and finally it seemed the voice of my own father struggling in his tomb.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whence came that shriek?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then it seemed the voice of Winifred, and then it seemed her father's voice, and finally it seemed the voice of my own father struggling in his tomb.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though I were witnessing some dreadful sight unutterable and intolerable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading And then it seemed the voice of Winifred, and then it seemed her father's voice, and finally it seemed the voice of my own father struggling in his tomb.
unutterableadjective
too sacred to be uttered
From this reading It was as though I were witnessing some dreadful sight unutterable and intolerable.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And then it seemed the voice of Winifred, and then it seemed her father's voice, and finally it seemed the voice of my own father struggling in his tomb.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My meditations were interrupted by a sound, and then by a sensation such as I cannot describe.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Whence came that shriek?
Winifred
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From this reading And then it seemed the voice of Winifred, and then it seemed her father's voice, and finally it seemed the voice of my own father struggling in his tomb.
witnessingverbUS /ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ/
-ing form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading It was as though I were witnessing some dreadful sight unutterable and intolerable.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was like a coming from a distance--loud _there_, faint _here_, and yet it seemed to come from _me_!
