used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A new world lay spread about me; new companions.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I remember now that my first thought was surprise that I should be able to visualize things of strangeness.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A new world lay spread about me; new companions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I was conscious of a new entity--a new Robert Manse, who was myself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I remember now that my first thought was surprise that I should be able to visualize things of strangeness.
Borderlandnoun
district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
From this reading The Borderland, with its darkness, its drab empty slope, was gone.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading A new world lay spread about me; new companions.
intentionally conceived
From this reading And I was conscious of a new entity--a new Robert Manse, who was myself.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The Borderland, with its darkness, its drab empty slope, was gone.
DIMENSIONSnounUS /dɪˈmenʃənz/
plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
From this reading THE REALM OF NEW DIMENSIONS The shadows of our world were vanished.
drabadjectiveUS /dræb/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading The Borderland, with its darkness, its drab empty slope, was gone.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The Borderland, with its darkness, its drab empty slope, was gone.
entitynounUS /ˈentəti/
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
From this reading And I was conscious of a new entity--a new Robert Manse, who was myself.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I remember now that my first thought was surprise that I should be able to visualize things of strangeness.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The Borderland, with its darkness, its drab empty slope, was gone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I was conscious of a new entity--a new Robert Manse, who was myself.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Borderland, with its darkness, its drab empty slope, was gone.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A new world lay spread about me; new companions.
Mansenoun
a large and imposing house
From this reading And I was conscious of a new entity--a new Robert Manse, who was myself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A new world lay spread about me; new companions.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I remember now that my first thought was surprise that I should be able to visualize things of strangeness.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And I was conscious of a new entity--a new Robert Manse, who was myself.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE REALM OF NEW DIMENSIONS The shadows of our world were vanished.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I remember now that my first thought was surprise that I should be able to visualize things of strangeness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REALM OF NEW DIMENSIONS The shadows of our world were vanished.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE REALM OF NEW DIMENSIONS The shadows of our world were vanished.
REALMnounUS /relm/
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading THE REALM OF NEW DIMENSIONS The shadows of our world were vanished.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember now that my first thought was surprise that I should be able to visualize things of strangeness.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading And I was conscious of a new entity--a new Robert Manse, who was myself.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading THE REALM OF NEW DIMENSIONS The shadows of our world were vanished.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I remember now that my first thought was surprise that I should be able to visualize things of strangeness.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading The Borderland, with its darkness, its drab empty slope, was gone.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading A new world lay spread about me; new companions.
strangenessnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒnəs/
unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
From this reading I remember now that my first thought was surprise that I should be able to visualize things of strangeness.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading I remember now that my first thought was surprise that I should be able to visualize things of strangeness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I remember now that my first thought was surprise that I should be able to visualize things of strangeness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REALM OF NEW DIMENSIONS The shadows of our world were vanished.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I remember now that my first thought was surprise that I should be able to visualize things of strangeness.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I remember now that my first thought was surprise that I should be able to visualize things of strangeness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I remember now that my first thought was surprise that I should be able to visualize things of strangeness.
having passed out of existence
From this reading THE REALM OF NEW DIMENSIONS The shadows of our world were vanished.
visualizeverbUS /ˈvɪʒwəlaɪz/
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
From this reading I remember now that my first thought was surprise that I should be able to visualize things of strangeness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Borderland, with its darkness, its drab empty slope, was gone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE REALM OF NEW DIMENSIONS The shadows of our world were vanished.
which person or people
From this reading And I was conscious of a new entity--a new Robert Manse, who was myself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Borderland, with its darkness, its drab empty slope, was gone.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE REALM OF NEW DIMENSIONS The shadows of our world were vanished.
