used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
(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 The peril had been distributed, so to speak, amongst us all.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading On both occasions we had been men alone.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The peril had been distributed, so to speak, amongst us all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Twice before had I seen it, but never in such circumstances as this.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
atrocitynounUS /əˈtrɑːsəti/
the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On both occasions we had been men alone.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Twice before had I seen it, but never in such circumstances as this.
bestialadjectiveUS /ˈbestʃəl/
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
the two together, not just one
From this reading On both occasions we had been men alone.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Twice before had I seen it, but never in such circumstances as this.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Twice before had I seen it, but never in such circumstances as this.
desperatelyadverbUS /ˈdespərətli/
with great urgency
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
distributedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɪbjətəd/
spread out or scattered about or divided up
From this reading The peril had been distributed, so to speak, amongst us all.
farthestadverbUS /ˈfɑːrðəst/
to the greatest distance in space or time (“farthest” is used more often than “furthest” in this physical sense)
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
a young female
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
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 But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twice before had I seen it, but never in such circumstances as this.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Twice before had I seen it, but never in such circumstances as this.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Twice before had I seen it, but never in such circumstances as this.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Twice before had I seen it, but never in such circumstances as this.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
limitnounUS /ˈlɪmət/
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
mawnounUS /mɔː/
informal terms for the mouth
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
the force of workers available
From this reading On both occasions we had been men alone.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
mouthingverbUS /ˈmaʊðɪŋ/
-ing form of “mouth” — express in speech
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Twice before had I seen it, but never in such circumstances as this.
something you have to do
From this reading On both occasions we had been men alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On both occasions we had been men alone.
outrageousadjectiveUS /aʊˈtreɪdʒəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
perilnounUS /ˈperəl/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading The peril had been distributed, so to speak, amongst us all.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Twice before had I seen it, but never in such circumstances as this.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The peril had been distributed, so to speak, amongst us all.
express in speech
From this reading The peril had been distributed, so to speak, amongst us all.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Twice before had I seen it, but never in such circumstances as this.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Twice before had I seen it, but never in such circumstances as this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The peril had been distributed, so to speak, amongst us all.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
two times
From this reading Twice before had I seen it, but never in such circumstances as this.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The peril had been distributed, so to speak, amongst us all.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
weavingnounUS /ˈwiːvɪŋ/
creating fabric
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading At the farthest limit of the cave we leaned upon the rock, and looked at that wicked, weaving head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But with a girl, and a beautiful girl moreover, with whom I happened to be desperately in love—to have that outrageous atrocity mouthing upon her and me alone, and to feel that any accident might send her into its bestial maw—Good God! it might turn any brain.
