used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
acknowledgedadjectiveUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
(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 The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
condensedverbUS /kənˈdenst/
past form of “condense” — undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
crypticadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪptɪk/
of an obscure nature
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
denialnounUS /dɪˈnaɪəl/
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
expansenounUS /ɪkˈspæns/
a wide scope
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
glimmeringnounUS /ˈɡlɪmərɪŋ/
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
impactnounUS /ˌɪmˈpækt/
the striking of one body against another
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
innateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈneɪt/
not established by conditioning or learning
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
a particular point in time
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
momentumnounUS /moʊˈmentəm/
an impelling force or strength
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
on one occasion
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
and nothing more
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
reactionnounUS /riˈækʃən/
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He wavered where he stood....
possessing sweep
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
temperamentnounUS /ˈtemprəmənt/
your usual mood
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
up to a particular time
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
ultimateadjectiveUS /ˈʌltəmət/
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
waveredverbUS /ˈweɪvərd/
past form of “waver” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading He wavered where he stood....
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
at the time that
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
in or at the place that
From this reading He wavered where he stood....
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading He realised it most fully when he stepped from the darkness of the forest and entered the expanse of glimmering, early light; up till this moment his mind was being prepared only, whereas now he knew.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
belonging to which person
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The impact with which it dropped upon his mind was tremendous.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
yearningnounUS /ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
a late time of life
From this reading The innate desire to worship which all along had been his, the momentum his religious temperament had acquired during forty years, the yearning to have proof, in a word, that the Gods he once acknowledged were really true, swept back upon him with that violent reaction which denial had aroused.
but in spite of that
From this reading In this cryptic, condensed fashion the great fact came over him--that he and these other two, here and now, took part in some great Ceremony of whose ultimate object as yet he was in ignorance.
