used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
anew
From this reading It made me faint, and I think I must have gone off again.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was heavy with a most powerful and oppressive smell, a reek and taint as of death and corruption.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The air was heavy with a most powerful and oppressive smell, a reek and taint as of death and corruption.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When I came to myself, I had no idea where in the world I was.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
cellaragenoun
a charge for storing goods in a cellar
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
corruptionnounUS /kərˈʌpʃən/
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
From this reading The air was heavy with a most powerful and oppressive smell, a reek and taint as of death and corruption.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The air was heavy with a most powerful and oppressive smell, a reek and taint as of death and corruption.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
an opposing military force
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
floorsnounUS /flɔːrz/
plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
set up or found
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It made me faint, and I think I must have gone off again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The air was heavy with a most powerful and oppressive smell, a reek and taint as of death and corruption.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When I came to myself, I had no idea where in the world I was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It made me faint, and I think I must have gone off again.
joltedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒoʊltɪd/
bumped or shaken jerkily
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It made me faint, and I think I must have gone off again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The air was heavy with a most powerful and oppressive smell, a reek and taint as of death and corruption.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It made me faint, and I think I must have gone off again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
not any; not one
From this reading When I came to myself, I had no idea where in the world I was.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It made me faint, and I think I must have gone off again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
oppressiveadjectiveUS /əˈpresɪv/
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading The air was heavy with a most powerful and oppressive smell, a reek and taint as of death and corruption.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading The air was heavy with a most powerful and oppressive smell, a reek and taint as of death and corruption.
recollectionnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃən/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
reekverbUS /riːk/
have an element suggestive (of something)
From this reading The air was heavy with a most powerful and oppressive smell, a reek and taint as of death and corruption.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The air was heavy with a most powerful and oppressive smell, a reek and taint as of death and corruption.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading I have a faint recollection of feeling myself swung, and jolted down a number of stairs, and of a cold breeze striking on my face.
taintnounUS /teɪnt/
the state of being contaminated
From this reading The air was heavy with a most powerful and oppressive smell, a reek and taint as of death and corruption.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It made me faint, and I think I must have gone off again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I came to myself, I had no idea where in the world I was.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
at the time that
From this reading When I came to myself, I had no idea where in the world I was.
in or at the place that
From this reading When I came to myself, I had no idea where in the world I was.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And doubtless they carried me down; for the room in which I had found my enemy was two floors above the cellarage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was heavy with a most powerful and oppressive smell, a reek and taint as of death and corruption.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading When I came to myself, I had no idea where in the world I was.
