used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth--and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of locomotion.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
(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 Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth--and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of locomotion.
backgroundnounUS /ˈbækɡraʊnd/
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth--and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of locomotion.
bewildermentnounUS /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
crampedadjectiveUS /kræmpt/
constricted in size
From this reading I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth--and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of locomotion.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
evil-shadowed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth--and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of locomotion.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background.
set up or found
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth--and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of locomotion.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth--and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of locomotion.
the act of departing
From this reading My watch was still going, and told me that the hour was past noon.
graylyadverb
having a grey appearance
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading My watch was still going, and told me that the hour was past noon.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
Innsmouth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth--and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of locomotion.
Innsmouth's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
locomotionnounUS /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊʃən/
the power or ability to move
From this reading I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth--and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of locomotion.
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
marshesnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəz/
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My watch was still going, and told me that the hour was past noon.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background.
muddyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth--and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of locomotion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My watch was still going, and told me that the hour was past noon.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
the middle of the day
From this reading My watch was still going, and told me that the hour was past noon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading My watch was still going, and told me that the hour was past noon.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth--and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of locomotion.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
roofsnounUS /ruːfs/
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
Rowley
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background.
southeastnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθiːst/
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
spyverbUS /spaɪ/
catch sight of
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
steeplesnounUS /ˈstiːpəlz/
plural of “steeple” — a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
not in physical motion
From this reading My watch was still going, and told me that the hour was past noon.
testnounUS /test/
trying something to find out about it
From this reading I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth--and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of locomotion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My watch was still going, and told me that the hour was past noon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth--and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of locomotion.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading My watch was still going, and told me that the hour was past noon.
topplingverbUS /ˈtɑːpəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “topple” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Innsmouth's ruined roofs and toppling steeples loomed up grayly toward the southeast, but not a living creature did I spy in all the desolate salt marshes around.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My watch was still going, and told me that the hour was past noon.
look attentively
From this reading My watch was still going, and told me that the hour was past noon.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading Despite weakness, hunger, horror, and bewilderment I found myself after a time able to walk; so started slowly along the muddy road to Rowley.
weariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/
exhausted
From this reading I must get away from evil-shadowed Innsmouth--and accordingly I began to test my cramped, wearied powers of locomotion.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The reality of what I had been through was highly uncertain in my mind, but I felt that something hideous lay in the background.
