used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Dark shadows lay on every side, and the heaven above was full of a sullen, cheerless light.
acquiescencenounUS /ˌækwiˈesəns/
acceptance without protest
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Be that as it may, Santley knew at last that the hour of his temptation was over, and that the evil one was not far away.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
a line of approach
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Be that as it may, Santley knew at last that the hour of his temptation was over, and that the evil one was not far away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be that as it may, Santley knew at last that the hour of his temptation was over, and that the evil one was not far away.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
caninenounUS /ˈkeɪnaɪn/
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
cheerlessadjective
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading Dark shadows lay on every side, and the heaven above was full of a sullen, cheerless light.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
deliberateadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪbərət/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
despairingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsperɪŋ/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
downwardadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnwərd/
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
essentiallyadverbUS /eˈsenʃəli/
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Dark shadows lay on every side, and the heaven above was full of a sullen, cheerless light.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Be that as it may, Santley knew at last that the hour of his temptation was over, and that the evil one was not far away.
FaustnounUS /faʊst/
an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
freshlyadverbUS /ˈfreʃli/
very recently
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Dark shadows lay on every side, and the heaven above was full of a sullen, cheerless light.
guisenounUS /ɡaɪz/
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Dark shadows lay on every side, and the heaven above was full of a sullen, cheerless light.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Be that as it may, Santley knew at last that the hour of his temptation was over, and that the evil one was not far away.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
instinctsnounUS /ˈɪnstɪŋkts/
plural of “instinct” — inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
and nothing more
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Be that as it may, Santley knew at last that the hour of his temptation was over, and that the evil one was not far away.
immediately past
From this reading Be that as it may, Santley knew at last that the hour of his temptation was over, and that the evil one was not far away.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Dark shadows lay on every side, and the heaven above was full of a sullen, cheerless light.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Dark shadows lay on every side, and the heaven above was full of a sullen, cheerless light.
ManornounUS /ˈmænər/
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Be that as it may, Santley knew at last that the hour of his temptation was over, and that the evil one was not far away.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
noondaynoun
the middle of the day
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Be that as it may, Santley knew at last that the hour of his temptation was over, and that the evil one was not far away.
obliteratedadjectiveUS /əˈblɪtəreɪtɪd/
reduced to nothingness
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dark shadows lay on every side, and the heaven above was full of a sullen, cheerless light.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Be that as it may, Santley knew at last that the hour of his temptation was over, and that the evil one was not far away.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
a course of conduct
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
precisionnounUS /priˈsɪʒən/
the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
Santley
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From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading Dark shadows lay on every side, and the heaven above was full of a sullen, cheerless light.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Dark shadows lay on every side, and the heaven above was full of a sullen, cheerless light.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
strewnverbUS /struːn/
inflected form of “strew” — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading Dark shadows lay on every side, and the heaven above was full of a sullen, cheerless light.
superstitionnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃən/
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
temptationnounUS /temˈteɪʃən/
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading Be that as it may, Santley knew at last that the hour of his temptation was over, and that the evil one was not far away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Be that as it may, Santley knew at last that the hour of his temptation was over, and that the evil one was not far away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
in or at that place or location
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading It was just the day for a modern Faust, in the course of his noonday walk, to encounter, in some fancied guise, canine or human, the evil one of old superstition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He knew it, by the sullen acquiescence of evil of his own soul; by the deliberate and despairing precision with which he had chosen the easy and downward path; by the sense of darkness which already obliterated the bright moral instincts in his essentially religious mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading |It was a chill day in early autumn, and as Charles Santley passed along the dark avenue of the Manor his path was strewn here and there with freshly fallen leaves.
