Chapter I

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

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

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

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

only a very short time before

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

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

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

put or send forth

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked

From this reading Night deepened toward the ship, a river of indigo flowing out of the west.

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

informal intensifiers

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading Night deepened toward the ship, a river of indigo flowing out of the west.

harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

set up or found

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

something acquired without compensation

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

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

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically

From this reading Night deepened toward the ship, a river of indigo flowing out of the west.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

in utter disorder

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

lacking spirit or liveliness

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

become covered with mist

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Night deepened toward the ship, a river of indigo flowing out of the west.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Night deepened toward the ship, a river of indigo flowing out of the west.

above and across; more than

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

the act of departing politely

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

front part of a vessel or aircraft

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

a small wave on the surface of a liquid

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Night deepened toward the ship, a river of indigo flowing out of the west.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

try to get or reach

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

transport commercially

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

-ing form of “shroud” — cover as if with a shroud

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

in a strange manner

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

plural of “streamer” — light that streams

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

characterized by great swelling waves or surges

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

plural of “swamp” — low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

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

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

in or at that place or location

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

push forcefully

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

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

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

in the direction of

From this reading Night deepened toward the ship, a river of indigo flowing out of the west.

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

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

plural of “veil” — a garment that covers the head and face

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Night deepened toward the ship, a river of indigo flowing out of the west.

in or at the place that

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

From this reading Laughing, she cast him down into the hideous depths, beneath the seas of flaming gas, to where dead blossoms swayed, whispering, over strangely jumbled ruins....

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The ship moved slowly across the Red Sea, through the shrouding veils of mist, her sail barely filled by the languid thrust of the wind.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading But there he found the secret of her power, and came surging back--up from the depths, up from the seas, the tortured swamps--to storm her forbidding shrine and seek her within, death like a gift in his hands....

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Her hull, of a thin light metal, floated without sound, the surface of the strange ocean parting before her prow in silent rippling streamers of flame.