Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

under a curse

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

causing a dull and steady pain

From this reading Hereupon, crouching there, my aching head bowed upon my hands, I gave myself up to my despair and a corroding grief beyond all comforting.

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

(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 Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Hereupon, crouching there, my aching head bowed upon my hands, I gave myself up to my despair and a corroding grief beyond all comforting.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

From this reading Hereupon, crouching there, my aching head bowed upon my hands, I gave myself up to my despair and a corroding grief beyond all comforting.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

providing freedom from worry

From this reading Hereupon, crouching there, my aching head bowed upon my hands, I gave myself up to my despair and a corroding grief beyond all comforting.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

erosion by chemical action

From this reading Hereupon, crouching there, my aching head bowed upon my hands, I gave myself up to my despair and a corroding grief beyond all comforting.

past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading Hereupon, crouching there, my aching head bowed upon my hands, I gave myself up to my despair and a corroding grief beyond all comforting.

dearly loved

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading Hereupon, crouching there, my aching head bowed upon my hands, I gave myself up to my despair and a corroding grief beyond all comforting.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

opinion or judgment

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

set up or found

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Hereupon, crouching there, my aching head bowed upon my hands, I gave myself up to my despair and a corroding grief beyond all comforting.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

a state of partial or total darkness

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

depressingly dark

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

destroyed or killed

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading Hereupon, crouching there, my aching head bowed upon my hands, I gave myself up to my despair and a corroding grief beyond all comforting.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Hereupon, crouching there, my aching head bowed upon my hands, I gave myself up to my despair and a corroding grief beyond all comforting.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

immediately after this

From this reading Hereupon, crouching there, my aching head bowed upon my hands, I gave myself up to my despair and a corroding grief beyond all comforting.

without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

intense and profound fear

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

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From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

immediately past

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

a person who requires medical care

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

inflected form of “prophesy” — predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

done under pressure

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

cut with a saw

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

in or at or to some place

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

hurting

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

that is looked for

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Hereupon, crouching there, my aching head bowed upon my hands, I gave myself up to my despair and a corroding grief beyond all comforting.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Hereupon, crouching there, my aching head bowed upon my hands, I gave myself up to my despair and a corroding grief beyond all comforting.

precisely as stated

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading Little by little, as I lay thus 'twixt sleep and wake, I was aware of a pallid glow all about me, and lifting heavy head, saw the moon low down in the sky like a great golden sickle.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.

at the time that

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

in or at the place that

From this reading TELLETH SOME PART OF A NIGHT OF AGONY When at last I opened my eyes I found myself in a place of gloom and very stiff and sore; therefore I lay where I was nor sought to move.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And staring up at this, of a sudden back rushed memory (and with it my hopeless misery) for now I remembered how, but a few short hours since, my dear lady had prophesied this new moon.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading From where I crouched I might look down upon this accursed lake, a misty horror of gloomy waters, and beholding this, I knew that my gentle, patient comrade was gone from me, that somewhere within those black and awful depths her tender body was lying.