used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In solitary brightness there it stood A ghastly beacon-light on memory's waste.
(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 All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I took it as a jest, And with a blow avenged it at the time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I took it as a jest, And with a blow avenged it at the time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I took it as a jest, And with a blow avenged it at the time.
avengedadjectiveUS /əˈvendʒd/
for which vengeance has been taken
From this reading I took it as a jest, And with a blow avenged it at the time.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With this one word the clouds that had perplexed My strange and troubled life were cleared away.
beacon-light
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From this reading In solitary brightness there it stood A ghastly beacon-light on memory's waste.
exhale hard
From this reading I took it as a jest, And with a blow avenged it at the time.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading In solitary brightness there it stood A ghastly beacon-light on memory's waste.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
certaintynounUS /ˈsɜːrtənti/
the state of being certain
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading With this one word the clouds that had perplexed My strange and troubled life were cleared away.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading With this one word the clouds that had perplexed My strange and troubled life were cleared away.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
CzarnounUS /zɑːr/
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
Czar'snounUS /zɑːrz/
possessive form of “czar” — a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
dazzlingadjectiveUS /ˈdæzəlɪŋ/
amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
ghastlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡæstli/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading In solitary brightness there it stood A ghastly beacon-light on memory's waste.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With this one word the clouds that had perplexed My strange and troubled life were cleared away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
how
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From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In solitary brightness there it stood A ghastly beacon-light on memory's waste.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In solitary brightness there it stood A ghastly beacon-light on memory's waste.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading I took it as a jest, And with a blow avenged it at the time.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading With this one word the clouds that had perplexed My strange and troubled life were cleared away.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
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 All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
memory's
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From this reading In solitary brightness there it stood A ghastly beacon-light on memory's waste.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In solitary brightness there it stood A ghastly beacon-light on memory's waste.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
perplexedadjectiveUS /pərˈplekst/
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading With this one word the clouds that had perplexed My strange and troubled life were cleared away.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
reputedverbUS /rɪˈpjuːtɪd/
past form of “repute” — look on as or consider
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading In solitary brightness there it stood A ghastly beacon-light on memory's waste.
a male human offspring
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In solitary brightness there it stood A ghastly beacon-light on memory's waste.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading With this one word the clouds that had perplexed My strange and troubled life were cleared away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In solitary brightness there it stood A ghastly beacon-light on memory's waste.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I took it as a jest, And with a blow avenged it at the time.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took it as a jest, And with a blow avenged it at the time.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading With this one word the clouds that had perplexed My strange and troubled life were cleared away.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All this now flashed like lightning on my soul, And told with dazzling certainty that I Was the Czar's son, so long reputed dead.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading In solitary brightness there it stood A ghastly beacon-light on memory's waste.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With this one word the clouds that had perplexed My strange and troubled life were cleared away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I took it as a jest, And with a blow avenged it at the time.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading With this one word the clouds that had perplexed My strange and troubled life were cleared away.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
a late time of life
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I remembered how, in later years, One of my comrades called me, in his wrath Son of the Czar.
