used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Through the cracks and crevices of the shingles high overhead, he watched the light die away.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/
tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
make calm or still
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
collapsedverbUS /kəˈlæpst/
past form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
cracksnounUS /kræks/
plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening
From this reading Through the cracks and crevices of the shingles high overhead, he watched the light die away.
crevicesnounUS /ˈkrevəsɪz/
plural of “crevice” — a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading Through the cracks and crevices of the shingles high overhead, he watched the light die away.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
decliningverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “decline” — grow worse
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
diagonallyadverbUS /daɪˈæɡənəli/
in a diagonal manner
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Through the cracks and crevices of the shingles high overhead, he watched the light die away.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
dungeonnounUS /ˈdʌndʒən/
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
ebbverbUS /eb/
flow back or recede
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
at any time
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
foundationnounUS /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/
the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
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From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Through the cracks and crevices of the shingles high overhead, he watched the light die away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
set down according to a plan
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
the act of departing
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Through the cracks and crevices of the shingles high overhead, he watched the light die away.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/
the next day
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through the cracks and crevices of the shingles high overhead, he watched the light die away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
and nothing more
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
overheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading Through the cracks and crevices of the shingles high overhead, he watched the light die away.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
reconcileverbUS /ˈrekənsaɪl/
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
rottenadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtən/
very bad
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
shinglesnounUS /ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/
eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
From this reading Through the cracks and crevices of the shingles high overhead, he watched the light die away.
the state of being asleep
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
streamedverbUS /striːmd/
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the cracks and crevices of the shingles high overhead, he watched the light die away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Through the cracks and crevices of the shingles high overhead, he watched the light die away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
at the time that
From this reading STORM AND CALM Hervey’s fortunes were never at a lower ebb than when he stood in that damp cellar as the night came on and tried to reconcile himself to sleeping on the straw.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not until a rotten board, laid diagonally against the foundation, had collapsed with him that he gave up and threw himself down with a feeling as near to despair as his buoyant nature had ever experienced.
withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading A ray from the declining sun streamed through the window from which he had fallen, lingered for a few moments, then withdrew leaving the place almost in darkness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even the morrow held only the hope that by chance some one would discover him in his dreadful dungeon.
