having companions or an escort
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
actionsnounUS /ˈækʃənz/
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
(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 But is all this unnatural?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We have been describing not an ordinary period of peace and every-day life, but one of warfare, strife, and battle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading We appear to ourselves to be walking in solitude.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading We have been describing not an ordinary period of peace and every-day life, but one of warfare, strife, and battle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We appear to ourselves to be walking in solitude.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been describing not an ordinary period of peace and every-day life, but one of warfare, strife, and battle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But is all this unnatural?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
describingverbUS /dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/
-ing form of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading We have been describing not an ordinary period of peace and every-day life, but one of warfare, strife, and battle.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading THE STRANGER FROM THE EAST.
divisible by two
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
every-day
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From this reading We have been describing not an ordinary period of peace and every-day life, but one of warfare, strife, and battle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE STRANGER FROM THE EAST.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We appear to ourselves to be walking in solitude.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But is all this unnatural?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We have been describing not an ordinary period of peace and every-day life, but one of warfare, strife, and battle.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have been describing not an ordinary period of peace and every-day life, but one of warfare, strife, and battle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have been describing not an ordinary period of peace and every-day life, but one of warfare, strife, and battle.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading We have been describing not an ordinary period of peace and every-day life, but one of warfare, strife, and battle.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We appear to ourselves to be walking in solitude.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading We have been describing not an ordinary period of peace and every-day life, but one of warfare, strife, and battle.
an amount of time
From this reading We have been describing not an ordinary period of peace and every-day life, but one of warfare, strife, and battle.
the possibility of future success
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading We appear to ourselves to be walking in solitude.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading THE STRANGER FROM THE EAST.
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading We have been describing not an ordinary period of peace and every-day life, but one of warfare, strife, and battle.
sustainedadjectiveUS /səˈsteɪnd/
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRANGER FROM THE EAST.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But is all this unnatural?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We appear to ourselves to be walking in solitude.
unnaturaladjectiveUS /ənˈnætʃərəl/
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading But is all this unnatural?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
precisely as stated
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading We appear to ourselves to be walking in solitude.
warfarenounUS /ˈwɔːrfer/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading We have been describing not an ordinary period of peace and every-day life, but one of warfare, strife, and battle.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We appear to ourselves to be walking in solitude.
belonging to which person
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
the words that are spoken
From this reading One by one, those whose words and actions, and even thoughts, have hitherto accompanied and sustained us, have dropped off, and the prospect around looks very dreary.
