used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
(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 For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In any other city our aspect and demeanour had excited attention and claimed the interference of the authorities.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading In any other city our aspect and demeanour had excited attention and claimed the interference of the authorities.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading In any other city our aspect and demeanour had excited attention and claimed the interference of the authorities.
authoritiesnounUS /əˈθɔːrətiz/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading In any other city our aspect and demeanour had excited attention and claimed the interference of the authorities.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading In any other city our aspect and demeanour had excited attention and claimed the interference of the authorities.
claimedverbUS /kleɪmd/
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading In any other city our aspect and demeanour had excited attention and claimed the interference of the authorities.
climenoun
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading Forth we rushed into the darkness, through the streaming deluge of that tropic clime.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Forth we rushed into the darkness, through the streaming deluge of that tropic clime.
delugenounUS /ˈdeljuːdʒ/
an overwhelming number or amount
From this reading Forth we rushed into the darkness, through the streaming deluge of that tropic clime.
demeanournounUS /dɪˈmiːnər/
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading In any other city our aspect and demeanour had excited attention and claimed the interference of the authorities.
duskyadjective
lighted by or as if by twilight
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading In any other city our aspect and demeanour had excited attention and claimed the interference of the authorities.
opinion or judgment
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Forth we rushed into the darkness, through the streaming deluge of that tropic clime.
frenzynounUS /ˈfrenzi/
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
interferencenounUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪrəns/
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
From this reading In any other city our aspect and demeanour had excited attention and claimed the interference of the authorities.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Forth we rushed into the darkness, through the streaming deluge of that tropic clime.
Leonora
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From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
mage
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From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Forth we rushed into the darkness, through the streaming deluge of that tropic clime.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In any other city our aspect and demeanour had excited attention and claimed the interference of the authorities.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In any other city our aspect and demeanour had excited attention and claimed the interference of the authorities.
a course of conduct
From this reading THE PERILOUS PATH.
PERILOUSadjectiveUS /ˈperələs/
fraught with danger
From this reading THE PERILOUS PATH.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
racedverbUS /reɪst/
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
done under pressure
From this reading Forth we rushed into the darkness, through the streaming deluge of that tropic clime.
seraphicadjective
of or relating to an angel of the first order
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
silveryadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlvəri/
resembling or reminiscent of silver
From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
spectaclenounUS /ˈspektəkəl/
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading Forth we rushed into the darkness, through the streaming deluge of that tropic clime.
swathings
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From this reading We presented, indeed, a strange spectacle, for the mage, in his silvery swathings, held Leonora by the hands, and Leonora held me, as we raced through the gloom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Forth we rushed into the darkness, through the streaming deluge of that tropic clime.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PERILOUS PATH.
Thought-readernoun
someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Forth we rushed into the darkness, through the streaming deluge of that tropic clime.
tropicadjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪk/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading Forth we rushed into the darkness, through the streaming deluge of that tropic clime.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For the seraphic frenzy had now come upon the mage in good earnest, and all the Thought-reader burned in his dusky eyes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Forth we rushed into the darkness, through the streaming deluge of that tropic clime.
