used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading It was the more desolate that it moved no active sense of dismay.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
cropnounUS /krɑːp/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
damp-looking
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From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading It was the more desolate that it moved no active sense of dismay.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading It was the more desolate that it moved no active sense of dismay.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
dreamernounUS /ˈdriːmər/
someone who is dreaming
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
start firing a weapon
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
gloomingadjective
depressingly dark
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
half-molten
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From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
honey-combed
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From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
HORNnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
intense and profound fear
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
impressverbUS /ˌɪmˈpres/
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
likenedverbUS /ˈlaɪkənd/
past form of “liken” — consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
low-tonedadjective
very low in volume
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
marginnounUS /ˈmɑːrdʒən/
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was the more desolate that it moved no active sense of dismay.
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading It was the more desolate that it moved no active sense of dismay.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
not any; not one
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
on one occasion
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
oot
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From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
rouseverbUS /raʊs/
become active
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
cut with a saw
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
scoriæ
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From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading It was the more desolate that it moved no active sense of dismay.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
strugglesnounUS /ˈstrʌɡəlz/
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
suggestverbUS /səˈdʒest/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
undeterminedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/
not yet having been ascertained or determined
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE HORN The region was like a waste place in the troubled land of dreams--a spot so waste that the dreamer struggles to rouse himself from his dream, finding it too dreary to dream on.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
at the time that
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
winoun
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading I have heard it likened to ‘the ill place, wi’ the fire oot;’ but it did not so impress me when first, after long desire, I saw it.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What I saw was a wide stretch of damp-looking level, mostly of undetermined or of low-toned colour, with here and there a black spot, or, on the margin, the brighter green of a patch of some growing crop.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There was nothing to suggest the silence of once roaring flame, no half-molten rocks, no huge, honey-combed scoriæ, no depths within depths glooming mystery and ancient horror.
