used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If my former nights had been full of horrors, this was far more dreadful.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
seemingly without interruption
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That evening, however, I could do nothing.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That evening, however, I could do nothing.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading If my former nights had been full of horrors, this was far more dreadful.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading I will not dwell on that dreadful time.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening, however, I could do nothing.
at any time
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading If my former nights had been full of horrors, this was far more dreadful.
firingnounUS /ˈfaɪrɪŋ/
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading If my former nights had been full of horrors, this was far more dreadful.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading If my former nights had been full of horrors, this was far more dreadful.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If my former nights had been full of horrors, this was far more dreadful.
horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading If my former nights had been full of horrors, this was far more dreadful.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading That evening, however, I could do nothing.
howledverbUS /haʊld/
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That evening, however, I could do nothing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If my former nights had been full of horrors, this was far more dreadful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
louderadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdər/
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If my former nights had been full of horrors, this was far more dreadful.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading If my former nights had been full of horrors, this was far more dreadful.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not dwell on that dreadful time.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading That evening, however, I could do nothing.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If my former nights had been full of horrors, this was far more dreadful.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
pistolsnounUS /ˈpɪstəlz/
plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
only a very short time before
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening, however, I could do nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If my former nights had been full of horrors, this was far more dreadful.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I will not dwell on that dreadful time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
trickledverbUS /ˈtrɪkəld/
past form of “trickle” — run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not dwell on that dreadful time.
wolvesnounUS /wʊlvz/
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading The wolves howled louder than ever, and came round me in great numbers, and though I was continually firing my pistols out into the darkness, I could scarcely keep them at bay.
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Night was coming on, and the blood which trickled down my breast reminded me that I must attend to my own wounds.
