Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

(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 I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

plural of “alligator” — leather made from alligator's hide

From this reading "Those are _muggers_ (alligators).

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

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Those are _muggers_ (alligators).

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading A heavy monster splashed somewhere beneath us and the Mahatma raised the lantern to peer into our faces.

plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

in a dim indistinct manner

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

let fall to the ground

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading A heavy monster splashed somewhere beneath us and the Mahatma raised the lantern to peer into our faces.

so thin as to transmit light

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

set up or found

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

only a very short time before

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading A heavy monster splashed somewhere beneath us and the Mahatma raised the lantern to peer into our faces.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

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

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading You may see them now if you would rather.

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

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A heavy monster splashed somewhere beneath us and the Mahatma raised the lantern to peer into our faces.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

light in a transparent protective case

From this reading A heavy monster splashed somewhere beneath us and the Mahatma raised the lantern to peer into our faces.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

(Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading You may see them now if you would rather.

become covered with mist

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading A heavy monster splashed somewhere beneath us and the Mahatma raised the lantern to peer into our faces.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

plural of “mugger” — a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)

From this reading "Those are _muggers_ (alligators).

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

From this reading You may see them now if you would rather.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

From this reading A heavy monster splashed somewhere beneath us and the Mahatma raised the lantern to peer into our faces.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading A heavy monster splashed somewhere beneath us and the Mahatma raised the lantern to peer into our faces.

on the contrary

From this reading You may see them now if you would rather.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading You may see them now if you would rather.

complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

moving slowly

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

in or at or to some place

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

in the near future

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses

From this reading A heavy monster splashed somewhere beneath us and the Mahatma raised the lantern to peer into our faces.

not circulating or flowing

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

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

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading You may see them now if you would rather.

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

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

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

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

the upper part of anything

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading I could hear something sluggish that moved in the water, and somewhere in the distance was a turning around which light found its way so dimly that it hardly looked like light at all, but more like filmy mist.

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

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A heavy monster splashed somewhere beneath us and the Mahatma raised the lantern to peer into our faces.

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

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE POOL OF TERRORS We came soon to another flight of steps made of gigantic blocks of stone older than history, and groping our way up those we followed the Gray Mahatma to a gallery at the top, on the other side of which was a sheer drop and the smell of stagnant water.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading You may see them now if you would rather.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You may see them now if you would rather.