adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PRETORIA Jess was not very happy at Pretoria previous to the unexpected outbreak of hostilities.
beamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a little while memory may support us, but memory grows faint.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
chantverbUS /tʃænt/
recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
cheerlessadjective
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading On every side is the thick, cheerless pall and that stillness through which no sound comes.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading On every side is the thick, cheerless pall and that stillness through which no sound comes.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
drearadjective
causing dejection
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
effortnounUS /ˈefərt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On every side is the thick, cheerless pall and that stillness through which no sound comes.
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading For a little while memory may support us, but memory grows faint.
farewellnounUS /ˌferˈwel/
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
followsverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊz/
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a little while memory may support us, but memory grows faint.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
glownounUS /ɡloʊ/
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading For a little while memory may support us, but memory grows faint.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading PRETORIA Jess was not very happy at Pretoria previous to the unexpected outbreak of hostilities.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
hostilitiesnounUS /hɑːˈstɪlətiz/
fighting; acts of overt warfare
From this reading PRETORIA Jess was not very happy at Pretoria previous to the unexpected outbreak of hostilities.
imperialadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɪriəl/
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
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From this reading PRETORIA Jess was not very happy at Pretoria previous to the unexpected outbreak of hostilities.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For a little while memory may support us, but memory grows faint.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For a little while memory may support us, but memory grows faint.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading For a little while memory may support us, but memory grows faint.
mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
MostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading On every side is the thick, cheerless pall and that stillness through which no sound comes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading PRETORIA Jess was not very happy at Pretoria previous to the unexpected outbreak of hostilities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRETORIA Jess was not very happy at Pretoria previous to the unexpected outbreak of hostilities.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
outbreaknounUS /ˈaʊtbreɪk/
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
From this reading PRETORIA Jess was not very happy at Pretoria previous to the unexpected outbreak of hostilities.
pallverbUS /pɑːl/
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading On every side is the thick, cheerless pall and that stillness through which no sound comes.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
PRETORIAnounUS /priˈtɔːriə/
city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa
From this reading PRETORIA Jess was not very happy at Pretoria previous to the unexpected outbreak of hostilities.
previousadjectiveUS /ˈpriːviəs/
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading PRETORIA Jess was not very happy at Pretoria previous to the unexpected outbreak of hostilities.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
reactionnounUS /riˈækʃən/
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
renounceverbUS /rɪˈnaʊns/
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
self-sacrificenoun
acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
settingnounUS /ˈsetɪŋ/
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
severeadjectiveUS /səˈvɪr/
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On every side is the thick, cheerless pall and that stillness through which no sound comes.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading On every side is the thick, cheerless pall and that stillness through which no sound comes.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading On every side is the thick, cheerless pall and that stillness through which no sound comes.
struggleverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəl/
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
supportnounUS /səˈpɔːrt/
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading For a little while memory may support us, but memory grows faint.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRETORIA Jess was not very happy at Pretoria previous to the unexpected outbreak of hostilities.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading On every side is the thick, cheerless pall and that stillness through which no sound comes.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading It is one thing to renounce the light, to stand in the full glow of the setting beams of our imperial joy and chant out our farewell, and quite another to live alone in the darkness.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading On every side is the thick, cheerless pall and that stillness through which no sound comes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PRETORIA Jess was not very happy at Pretoria previous to the unexpected outbreak of hostilities.
unexpectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
not expected or anticipated
From this reading PRETORIA Jess was not very happy at Pretoria previous to the unexpected outbreak of hostilities.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a little while memory may support us, but memory grows faint.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading PRETORIA Jess was not very happy at Pretoria previous to the unexpected outbreak of hostilities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PRETORIA Jess was not very happy at Pretoria previous to the unexpected outbreak of hostilities.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On every side is the thick, cheerless pall and that stillness through which no sound comes.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading For a little while memory may support us, but memory grows faint.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Most people who have made a great moral effort, and after some severe mental struggle have entered on the drear path from self-sacrifice, experience the reaction that will follow as certainly as the night follows the day.
