used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I--I, the abandoned, the betrayed,--what dark memories were on my soul, what a hell boiled within my bosom!
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading I--I, the abandoned, the betrayed,--what dark memories were on my soul, what a hell boiled within my bosom!
accuseverbUS /əˈkjuːz/
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading Well might those memories take each a voice to accuse them; well, from that hell, might rise the Alecto!
Alectonoun
one of the three Furies
From this reading Well might those memories take each a voice to accuse them; well, from that hell, might rise the Alecto!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They on whom that home smiled with its serene and taunting peace!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading I--I, the abandoned, the betrayed,--what dark memories were on my soul, what a hell boiled within my bosom!
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading I--I, the abandoned, the betrayed,--what dark memories were on my soul, what a hell boiled within my bosom!
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading I--I, the abandoned, the betrayed,--what dark memories were on my soul, what a hell boiled within my bosom!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
give encouragement to
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
consumingadjectiveUS /kənˈsuːmɪŋ/
very strong; urgently felt
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I--I, the abandoned, the betrayed,--what dark memories were on my soul, what a hell boiled within my bosom!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
downwardadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnwərd/
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
dowrynounUS /ˈdaʊri/
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Well might those memories take each a voice to accuse them; well, from that hell, might rise the Alecto!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Well might those memories take each a voice to accuse them; well, from that hell, might rise the Alecto!
death of a person
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading I--I, the guest!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading I--I, the abandoned, the betrayed,--what dark memories were on my soul, what a hell boiled within my bosom!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They on whom that home smiled with its serene and taunting peace!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I--I, the guest!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They on whom that home smiled with its serene and taunting peace!
lightingnounUS /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading I--I, the abandoned, the betrayed,--what dark memories were on my soul, what a hell boiled within my bosom!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Well might those memories take each a voice to accuse them; well, from that hell, might rise the Alecto!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I--I, the abandoned, the betrayed,--what dark memories were on my soul, what a hell boiled within my bosom!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They on whom that home smiled with its serene and taunting peace!
and nothing more
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading They on whom that home smiled with its serene and taunting peace!
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
move upward
From this reading Well might those memories take each a voice to accuse them; well, from that hell, might rise the Alecto!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading They on whom that home smiled with its serene and taunting peace!
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading They on whom that home smiled with its serene and taunting peace!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I--I, the abandoned, the betrayed,--what dark memories were on my soul, what a hell boiled within my bosom!
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
carry out
From this reading Well might those memories take each a voice to accuse them; well, from that hell, might rise the Alecto!
tauntingadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːntɪŋ/
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading They on whom that home smiled with its serene and taunting peace!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They on whom that home smiled with its serene and taunting peace!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I--I, the guest!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Well might those memories take each a voice to accuse them; well, from that hell, might rise the Alecto!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They on whom that home smiled with its serene and taunting peace!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Well might those memories take each a voice to accuse them; well, from that hell, might rise the Alecto!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well might those memories take each a voice to accuse them; well, from that hell, might rise the Alecto!
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Well might those memories take each a voice to accuse them; well, from that hell, might rise the Alecto!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well might those memories take each a voice to accuse them; well, from that hell, might rise the Alecto!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I--I, the abandoned, the betrayed,--what dark memories were on my soul, what a hell boiled within my bosom!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I--I, the abandoned, the betrayed,--what dark memories were on my soul, what a hell boiled within my bosom!
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They on whom that home smiled with its serene and taunting peace!
in the company of; together with
From this reading They on whom that home smiled with its serene and taunting peace!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I--I, the abandoned, the betrayed,--what dark memories were on my soul, what a hell boiled within my bosom!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Their lives were in my power, my fatal dowry at my command,--rapid death, or slow, consuming torture; but to have seen each cheer the other to the grave, lighting every downward step with the eyes of love,--vengeance so urged would have fallen only on myself!
