used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
(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 She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
on or to one side
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
battlingverbUS /ˈbætəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/
brought together in one place
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
countercurrentnoun
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
dinnounUS /dɪn/
a loud harsh or strident noise
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
dizzyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪzi/
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
examinationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
the act of departing
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
gustnounUS /ɡʌst/
a strong current of air
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
ten 10s
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Lavarcham left the king’s presence.
Lavarcham
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From this reading Lavarcham left the king’s presence.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Lavarcham left the king’s presence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
a course of conduct
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
precedencenounUS /ˈpresədəns/
status established in order of importance or urgency
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Lavarcham left the king’s presence.
ragedverbUS /reɪdʒd/
past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
To recall to mind.
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
shufflingnounUS /ˈʃʌflɪŋ/
walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
spinverbUS /spɪn/
revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
having a supporting base
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
not in physical motion
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
strivingnounUS /ˈstraɪvɪŋ/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
stupidlyadverbUS /ˈstuːpədli/
in a stupid manner
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
swirlverbUS /swɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lavarcham left the king’s presence.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
thoughtlessadjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtləs/
showing lack of careful thought
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading An hundred thoughts, battling furiously for precedence, kept her thoughtless; an hundred pictures, each striving for place and examination, kept her blind.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
unawareadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈwer/
(often followed by “of”) not aware
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
in or at the place that
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She came away bowed and blind and dizzy, shuffling in any direction and unaware of why she was walking or where she was going.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading She was all a din and whirl and swirl, as though the winds that raged in gust and countercurrent through her brain were blowing her along.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At times she would remember that she did not wish to go where she was going, and she would spin furiously aside and go as stupidly in another path; and at times she would discover that she was standing, still and collected as a stone, a nothing; staring on nothing.
