past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading No imagination could have painted this; and her loneliness but added to her terror.
anew
From this reading It came once again, and yet again, more and more swiftly, more and more terribly.
(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 Here was something that, with all her months of preparation, she was not prepared for.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It came once again, and yet again, more and more swiftly, more and more terribly.
blacknessnounUS /ˈblæknəs/
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No imagination could have painted this; and her loneliness but added to her terror.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came once again, and yet again, more and more swiftly, more and more terribly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No imagination could have painted this; and her loneliness but added to her terror.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here was something that, with all her months of preparation, she was not prepared for.
a long fixed look
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No imagination could have painted this; and her loneliness but added to her terror.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was something that, with all her months of preparation, she was not prepared for.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading No imagination could have painted this; and her loneliness but added to her terror.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came once again, and yet again, more and more swiftly, more and more terribly.
lonelinessnounUS /ˈloʊnlinəs/
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading No imagination could have painted this; and her loneliness but added to her terror.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made no sound now.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Here was something that, with all her months of preparation, she was not prepared for.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It came once again, and yet again, more and more swiftly, more and more terribly.
not any; not one
From this reading She made no sound now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She made no sound now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
on one occasion
From this reading It came once again, and yet again, more and more swiftly, more and more terribly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
coated with paint
From this reading No imagination could have painted this; and her loneliness but added to her terror.
preparationnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃən/
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading Here was something that, with all her months of preparation, she was not prepared for.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Here was something that, with all her months of preparation, she was not prepared for.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made no sound now.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Here was something that, with all her months of preparation, she was not prepared for.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading She made no sound now.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
in a swift manner
From this reading It came once again, and yet again, more and more swiftly, more and more terribly.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading It came once again, and yet again, more and more swiftly, more and more terribly.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading No imagination could have painted this; and her loneliness but added to her terror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No imagination could have painted this; and her loneliness but added to her terror.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No imagination could have painted this; and her loneliness but added to her terror.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was something that, with all her months of preparation, she was not prepared for.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her eyes stared straight into the blackness with the gaze of one that does not see.
but in spite of that
From this reading It came once again, and yet again, more and more swiftly, more and more terribly.
