Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading "A word! how it severeth!

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

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

From this reading O Power of Life and Death, In the tongue, as the preacher saith."

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

From this reading O Power of Life and Death, In the tongue, as the preacher saith."

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

From this reading --BROWNING.

a loud resonant repeating noise

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

the outline of a coast

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading O Power of Life and Death, In the tongue, as the preacher saith."

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading NOW IT'S DIFFERENT.

any material that fills a space or container

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

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

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

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

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

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

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

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

From this reading "A word! how it severeth!

-ing form of “hurtle” — move with or as if with a rushing sound

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

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

From this reading O Power of Life and Death, In the tongue, as the preacher saith."

possessive form of “india” — a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "A word! how it severeth!

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

From this reading NOW IT'S DIFFERENT.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading O Power of Life and Death, In the tongue, as the preacher saith."

abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

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 The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

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

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

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

From this reading NOW IT'S DIFFERENT.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading O Power of Life and Death, In the tongue, as the preacher saith."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading O Power of Life and Death, In the tongue, as the preacher saith."

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

a person who requires medical care

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading O Power of Life and Death, In the tongue, as the preacher saith."

someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel

From this reading O Power of Life and Death, In the tongue, as the preacher saith."

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

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

From this reading O Power of Life and Death, In the tongue, as the preacher saith."

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

From this reading "A word! how it severeth!

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

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

From this reading O Power of Life and Death, In the tongue, as the preacher saith."

move fast, noisily, and heavily

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

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

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading O Power of Life and Death, In the tongue, as the preacher saith."

unbearable physical pain

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

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

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

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

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The great monsoon--a majestic onrush of cloud hurtling across the heavens, with dazzle of lightning and clangour of thunder--had long since rolled up from India's coastline to her utmost hills; bringing new forms of torment to the patient plains; filling mountain and valley and water-courses innumerable with the voice of melody.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading "A word! how it severeth!