used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY AGAIN SEES A SLIGHT SMOKE OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND.
anew
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY AGAIN SEES A SLIGHT SMOKE OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Godfrey and Tartlet had not, like Prometheus, to venture into space to bring down the celestial fire!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY AGAIN SEES A SLIGHT SMOKE OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It was," said Tartlet, "as if the sky had been obliging enough to send it down to them on a lightning flash."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It was," said Tartlet, "as if the sky had been obliging enough to send it down to them on a lightning flash."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Godfrey and Tartlet had not, like Prometheus, to venture into space to bring down the celestial fire!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That was a storm which came just when it was wanted!
celestialadjectiveUS /səˈlestʃəl/
of or relating to the sky
From this reading Godfrey and Tartlet had not, like Prometheus, to venture into space to bring down the celestial fire!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Godfrey and Tartlet had not, like Prometheus, to venture into space to bring down the celestial fire!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "It was," said Tartlet, "as if the sky had been obliging enough to send it down to them on a lightning flash."
start firing a weapon
From this reading Godfrey and Tartlet had not, like Prometheus, to venture into space to bring down the celestial fire!
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "It was," said Tartlet, "as if the sky had been obliging enough to send it down to them on a lightning flash."
GODFREY
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From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY AGAIN SEES A SLIGHT SMOKE OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Godfrey and Tartlet had not, like Prometheus, to venture into space to bring down the celestial fire!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It was," said Tartlet, "as if the sky had been obliging enough to send it down to them on a lightning flash."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY AGAIN SEES A SLIGHT SMOKE OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Godfrey and Tartlet had not, like Prometheus, to venture into space to bring down the celestial fire!
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY AGAIN SEES A SLIGHT SMOKE OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was a storm which came just when it was wanted!
and nothing more
From this reading That was a storm which came just when it was wanted!
conformity or harmony
From this reading With them now remained the task of keeping it!
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading "It was," said Tartlet, "as if the sky had been obliging enough to send it down to them on a lightning flash."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Godfrey and Tartlet had not, like Prometheus, to venture into space to bring down the celestial fire!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Godfrey and Tartlet had not, like Prometheus, to venture into space to bring down the celestial fire!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading With them now remained the task of keeping it!
obligingadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
From this reading "It was," said Tartlet, "as if the sky had been obliging enough to send it down to them on a lightning flash."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY AGAIN SEES A SLIGHT SMOKE OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It was," said Tartlet, "as if the sky had been obliging enough to send it down to them on a lightning flash."
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY AGAIN SEES A SLIGHT SMOKE OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY AGAIN SEES A SLIGHT SMOKE OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND.
PrometheusnounUS /prəˈmiːθiːəs/
(Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him
From this reading Godfrey and Tartlet had not, like Prometheus, to venture into space to bring down the celestial fire!
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading With them now remained the task of keeping it!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It was," said Tartlet, "as if the sky had been obliging enough to send it down to them on a lightning flash."
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY AGAIN SEES A SLIGHT SMOKE OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "It was," said Tartlet, "as if the sky had been obliging enough to send it down to them on a lightning flash."
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading "It was," said Tartlet, "as if the sky had been obliging enough to send it down to them on a lightning flash."
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY AGAIN SEES A SLIGHT SMOKE OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY AGAIN SEES A SLIGHT SMOKE OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Godfrey and Tartlet had not, like Prometheus, to venture into space to bring down the celestial fire!
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading That was a storm which came just when it was wanted!
Tartletnoun
a small tart usually used as a canape
From this reading Godfrey and Tartlet had not, like Prometheus, to venture into space to bring down the celestial fire!
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading With them now remained the task of keeping it!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a storm which came just when it was wanted!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY AGAIN SEES A SLIGHT SMOKE OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It was," said Tartlet, "as if the sky had been obliging enough to send it down to them on a lightning flash."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Godfrey and Tartlet had not, like Prometheus, to venture into space to bring down the celestial fire!
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading Godfrey and Tartlet had not, like Prometheus, to venture into space to bring down the celestial fire!
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading That was a storm which came just when it was wanted!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a storm which came just when it was wanted!
at the time that
From this reading That was a storm which came just when it was wanted!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH GODFREY AGAIN SEES A SLIGHT SMOKE OVER ANOTHER PART OF THE ISLAND.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With them now remained the task of keeping it!
