used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
additionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading In addition to this, the night itself was most depressing.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the fire had died out, it was impossible to see anything whatever--not even the hand before the face.
(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 Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
any thing at all
From this reading After the fire had died out, it was impossible to see anything whatever--not even the hand before the face.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After the fire had died out, it was impossible to see anything whatever--not even the hand before the face.
blacknessnounUS /ˈblæknəs/
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading The deepest shadows surrounded them on all sides, and wherever they looked their eyes encountered nothing but the blackness of darkness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was intensely dark.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The deepest shadows surrounded them on all sides, and wherever they looked their eyes encountered nothing but the blackness of darkness.
deepestadjectiveUS /ˈdiːpəst/
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The deepest shadows surrounded them on all sides, and wherever they looked their eyes encountered nothing but the blackness of darkness.
depressingadjectiveUS /dɪˈpresɪŋ/
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading In addition to this, the night itself was most depressing.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading After the fire had died out, it was impossible to see anything whatever--not even the hand before the face.
encounteredverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading The deepest shadows surrounded them on all sides, and wherever they looked their eyes encountered nothing but the blackness of darkness.
divisible by two
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The deepest shadows surrounded them on all sides, and wherever they looked their eyes encountered nothing but the blackness of darkness.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading After the fire had died out, it was impossible to see anything whatever--not even the hand before the face.
start firing a weapon
From this reading After the fire had died out, it was impossible to see anything whatever--not even the hand before the face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading After the fire had died out, it was impossible to see anything whatever--not even the hand before the face.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading After the fire had died out, it was impossible to see anything whatever--not even the hand before the face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In addition to this, the night itself was most depressing.
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading It was intensely dark.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In addition to this, the night itself was most depressing.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The deepest shadows surrounded them on all sides, and wherever they looked their eyes encountered nothing but the blackness of darkness.
used to form the superlative
From this reading In addition to this, the night itself was most depressing.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After the fire had died out, it was impossible to see anything whatever--not even the hand before the face.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The deepest shadows surrounded them on all sides, and wherever they looked their eyes encountered nothing but the blackness of darkness.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The deepest shadows surrounded them on all sides, and wherever they looked their eyes encountered nothing but the blackness of darkness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After the fire had died out, it was impossible to see anything whatever--not even the hand before the face.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/
existing or coming before
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading After the fire had died out, it was impossible to see anything whatever--not even the hand before the face.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading The deepest shadows surrounded them on all sides, and wherever they looked their eyes encountered nothing but the blackness of darkness.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The deepest shadows surrounded them on all sides, and wherever they looked their eyes encountered nothing but the blackness of darkness.
confined on all sides
From this reading The deepest shadows surrounded them on all sides, and wherever they looked their eyes encountered nothing but the blackness of darkness.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The deepest shadows surrounded them on all sides, and wherever they looked their eyes encountered nothing but the blackness of darkness.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The deepest shadows surrounded them on all sides, and wherever they looked their eyes encountered nothing but the blackness of darkness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In addition to this, the night itself was most depressing.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In addition to this, the night itself was most depressing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In addition to this, the night itself was most depressing.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading After the fire had died out, it was impossible to see anything whatever--not even the hand before the face.
in or to any place at all
From this reading The deepest shadows surrounded them on all sides, and wherever they looked their eyes encountered nothing but the blackness of darkness.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Thus the hours of that night passed away--a night even worse than the preceding one; for then the terror had come and gone; but now it hung over them all the time.
