used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
ArknounUS /ɑːrk/
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
boundingverbUS /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
make calm or still
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
celebrationnounUS /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/
a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
From this reading No other place seemed to them sacred enough for such a meeting, now; no other place dear enough for the celebration of such a solemn, long farewell.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
daringnounUS /ˈderɪŋ/
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
dearly loved
From this reading No other place seemed to them sacred enough for such a meeting, now; no other place dear enough for the celebration of such a solemn, long farewell.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading No other place seemed to them sacred enough for such a meeting, now; no other place dear enough for the celebration of such a solemn, long farewell.
exaltationnoun
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
brought together in one place
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE OLVER'S ORATION.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading No other place seemed to them sacred enough for such a meeting, now; no other place dear enough for the celebration of such a solemn, long farewell.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
come together
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading No other place seemed to them sacred enough for such a meeting, now; no other place dear enough for the celebration of such a solemn, long farewell.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
not any; not one
From this reading No other place seemed to them sacred enough for such a meeting, now; no other place dear enough for the celebration of such a solemn, long farewell.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading No other place seemed to them sacred enough for such a meeting, now; no other place dear enough for the celebration of such a solemn, long farewell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
OLVER'S
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From this reading GEORGE OLVER'S ORATION.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
ORATIONnounUS /ɔːˈreɪʃən/
an instance of oratory
From this reading GEORGE OLVER'S ORATION.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading No other place seemed to them sacred enough for such a meeting, now; no other place dear enough for the celebration of such a solemn, long farewell.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading No other place seemed to them sacred enough for such a meeting, now; no other place dear enough for the celebration of such a solemn, long farewell.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
reconciledadjectiveUS /ˈrekənsaɪld/
made compatible or consistent
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading No other place seemed to them sacred enough for such a meeting, now; no other place dear enough for the celebration of such a solemn, long farewell.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
Sartell
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From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading No other place seemed to them sacred enough for such a meeting, now; no other place dear enough for the celebration of such a solemn, long farewell.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
singernounUS /ˈsɪŋər/
a person who sings
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading No other place seemed to them sacred enough for such a meeting, now; no other place dear enough for the celebration of such a solemn, long farewell.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
not in physical motion
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
strickenadjectiveUS /ˈstrɪkən/
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No other place seemed to them sacred enough for such a meeting, now; no other place dear enough for the celebration of such a solemn, long farewell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No other place seemed to them sacred enough for such a meeting, now; no other place dear enough for the celebration of such a solemn, long farewell.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gathered at the Ark.
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
having come into contact
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
untroubledadjectiveUS /ənˈtrʌbəld/
not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
unutterableadjective
too sacred to be uttered
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
Wallencampers
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From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Wallencampers gathered at the Ark, singing a calm and high farewell to earth, that alone was meet for the untroubled lips of that silent singer in their midst.
in or at the place that
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
a Caucasian
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
wondrouslyadverb
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
but in spite of that
From this reading Over the threshold, where he had come so often bounding in his life, they brought the dead; there was the same strange look of exaltation on their faces that I had noticed while Captain Sartell told the story of the storm; stricken and white, the poor faces, yet touched with some daring, unutterable hope--so clear a message they read on that wondrously still and reconciled face, so without fear the dead lips spoke to them.
