used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
(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 And wildest of all, and more silent and full of inarticulate eloquence, was the rift where the Cañon of the Hermits split the waste in two.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
Cañon
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From this reading And wildest of all, and more silent and full of inarticulate eloquence, was the rift where the Cañon of the Hermits split the waste in two.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading And wildest of all, and more silent and full of inarticulate eloquence, was the rift where the Cañon of the Hermits split the waste in two.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading And wildest of all, and more silent and full of inarticulate eloquence, was the rift where the Cañon of the Hermits split the waste in two.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
HERMITSnounUS /ˈhɜːrməts/
plural of “hermit” — one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading HERMITS.
honouredverbUS /ˈɑːnərd/
past form of “honour” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
hunting-tower
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From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
inarticulateadjectiveUS /ˌɪnɑːrˈtɪkjələt/
without or deprived of the use of speech or words
From this reading And wildest of all, and more silent and full of inarticulate eloquence, was the rift where the Cañon of the Hermits split the waste in two.
interminableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrmənəbəl/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
litteredadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtərd/
filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
meane
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From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And wildest of all, and more silent and full of inarticulate eloquence, was the rift where the Cañon of the Hermits split the waste in two.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
not one, and not any
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
queene
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From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
quoth
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From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
riftnounUS /rɪft/
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading And wildest of all, and more silent and full of inarticulate eloquence, was the rift where the Cañon of the Hermits split the waste in two.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
except for; apart from
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
seene
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From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
for a short time
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
splitverbUS /splɪt/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading And wildest of all, and more silent and full of inarticulate eloquence, was the rift where the Cañon of the Hermits split the waste in two.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And wildest of all, and more silent and full of inarticulate eloquence, was the rift where the Cañon of the Hermits split the waste in two.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
vistanounUS /ˈvɪstə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
voicelessadjectiveUS /ˈvɔɪsləs/
produced without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And wildest of all, and more silent and full of inarticulate eloquence, was the rift where the Cañon of the Hermits split the waste in two.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading And wildest of all, and more silent and full of inarticulate eloquence, was the rift where the Cañon of the Hermits split the waste in two.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Silent lay the piles of desolation, rank after rank, and voiceless save for the tales which none could understand of the ages that were gone.
in or at the place that
From this reading And wildest of all, and more silent and full of inarticulate eloquence, was the rift where the Cañon of the Hermits split the waste in two.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
wildestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪldɪst/
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading And wildest of all, and more silent and full of inarticulate eloquence, was the rift where the Cañon of the Hermits split the waste in two.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'For thou,' quoth he, 'shalt be my wife, And honoured for my queene; With thee I meane to lead my life, As shortly shall be seene.'"
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Far away in an interminable vista of rock and forest, which lay behind the King's hunting-tower, like the littered ruins of a world, stretched out the wilderness.
