used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Would its remembrance always cling to me like this?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Horrible night of anger, of struggle, of death, of blood!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Horrible night of anger, of struggle, of death, of blood!
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Hop Lee thought I had broken my promise to him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
clingverbUS /klɪŋ/
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Would its remembrance always cling to me like this?
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Horrible night of anger, of struggle, of death, of blood!
drapedadjectiveUS /dreɪpt/
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
FLAMESnounUS /fleɪmz/
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
FURNACEnounUS /ˈfɜːrnəs/
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
coins made of gold
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
destroyed or killed
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hop Lee thought I had broken my promise to him.
HopverbUS /hɑːp/
jump lightly
From this reading Hop Lee thought I had broken my promise to him.
provoking horror
From this reading Horrible night of anger, of struggle, of death, of blood!
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
How
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From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Would its remembrance always cling to me like this?
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
LeenounUS /liː/
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Hop Lee thought I had broken my promise to him.
LIFE'SnounUS /laɪfs/
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Would its remembrance always cling to me like this?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
mistsnounUS /mɪsts/
plural of “mist” — a thin fog with condensation near the ground
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
mosquito-curtains
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From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Hop Lee thought I had broken my promise to him.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Would its remembrance always cling to me like this?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
shewing
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From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
make square
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Horrible night of anger, of struggle, of death, of blood!
swayedverbUS /sweɪd/
past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Would its remembrance always cling to me like this?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Hop Lee thought I had broken my promise to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would its remembrance always cling to me like this?
veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How many weary days and nights had gone slowly by since that night which hung veiled in crimson mists in my memory!
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FLAMES OF LIFE'S FURNACE A large room with open windows shewing a great square of hot blue sky and a palm branch that swayed in front of them, bright gold in the vivid light, was before my eyes as I lay alone, stretched out on my bed, the mosquito-curtains draped round me, and raised on the side next the windows.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would its remembrance always cling to me like this?
