used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Life for him became a succession of stunning shocks and roaring change.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this ignominy, for days the King was submissive, with the sullen numbness of despair.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Life for him became a succession of stunning shocks and roaring change.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Life for him became a succession of stunning shocks and roaring change.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Through the cracks in the box he would watch trees and fields and hills race by in madness of flight.
box-prisons
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From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Through the cracks in the box he would watch trees and fields and hills race by in madness of flight.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Life for him became a succession of stunning shocks and roaring change.
cracksnounUS /kræks/
plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening
From this reading Through the cracks in the box he would watch trees and fields and hills race by in madness of flight.
crowdsnounUS /kraʊdz/
plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading After this ignominy, for days the King was submissive, with the sullen numbness of despair.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading After this ignominy, for days the King was submissive, with the sullen numbness of despair.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Through the cracks in the box he would watch trees and fields and hills race by in madness of flight.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Through the cracks in the box he would watch trees and fields and hills race by in madness of flight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After this ignominy, for days the King was submissive, with the sullen numbness of despair.
gapeverbUS /ɡeɪp/
look with amazement; look stupidly
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Through the cracks in the box he would watch trees and fields and hills race by in madness of flight.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Life for him became a succession of stunning shocks and roaring change.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
ignominynounUS /ˈɪɡnoʊmɪni/
a state of dishonor
From this reading After this ignominy, for days the King was submissive, with the sullen numbness of despair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through the cracks in the box he would watch trees and fields and hills race by in madness of flight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading After this ignominy, for days the King was submissive, with the sullen numbness of despair.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life for him became a succession of stunning shocks and roaring change.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading Through the cracks in the box he would watch trees and fields and hills race by in madness of flight.
manenounUS /meɪn/
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
murmuringnounUS /ˈmɜːrmərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
numbnessnounUS /ˈnʌmnəs/
partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction
From this reading After this ignominy, for days the King was submissive, with the sullen numbness of despair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After this ignominy, for days the King was submissive, with the sullen numbness of despair.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
any competition
From this reading Through the cracks in the box he would watch trees and fields and hills race by in madness of flight.
move upward
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading Life for him became a succession of stunning shocks and roaring change.
move hurridly
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
shocksnounUS /ʃɑːks/
plural of “shock” — the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Life for him became a succession of stunning shocks and roaring change.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
straightwayadverb
at once
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
stunningadjectiveUS /ˈstʌnɪŋ/
commanding attention
From this reading Life for him became a succession of stunning shocks and roaring change.
submissiveadjectiveUS /səbˈmɪsɪv/
inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
From this reading After this ignominy, for days the King was submissive, with the sullen numbness of despair.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading Life for him became a succession of stunning shocks and roaring change.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading After this ignominy, for days the King was submissive, with the sullen numbness of despair.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After this ignominy, for days the King was submissive, with the sullen numbness of despair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this ignominy, for days the King was submissive, with the sullen numbness of despair.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
up to a particular time
From this reading He would be taken out of the box, and murmuring crowds would gape at him till the black mane along his neck would begin to rise in something of his old anger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Through the cracks in the box he would watch trees and fields and hills race by in madness of flight.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After this ignominy, for days the King was submissive, with the sullen numbness of despair.
look attentively
From this reading Through the cracks in the box he would watch trees and fields and hills race by in madness of flight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After this ignominy, for days the King was submissive, with the sullen numbness of despair.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would be put into strange box-prisons, which would straightway begin to rush terribly through the world with a voice of thunder.
