used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This long and terrible night: will it never end?
extreme mental distress
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
the act of breaking something
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
the first light of day
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading DREAMS.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading This long and terrible night: will it never end?
divisible by two
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Or will not life itself go out, and let the sufferer have rest?
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Or will not life itself go out, and let the sufferer have rest?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This long and terrible night: will it never end?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Or will not life itself go out, and let the sufferer have rest?
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Or will not life itself go out, and let the sufferer have rest?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Or will not life itself go out, and let the sufferer have rest?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading This long and terrible night: will it never end?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading This long and terrible night: will it never end?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading This long and terrible night: will it never end?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Or will not life itself go out, and let the sufferer have rest?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or will not life itself go out, and let the sufferer have rest?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Or will not life itself go out, and let the sufferer have rest?
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
realmsnounUS /relmz/
plural of “realm” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Or will not life itself go out, and let the sufferer have rest?
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
sleeplessadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpləs/
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
not in physical motion
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
sufferernounUS /ˈsʌfərər/
a person suffering from an illness
From this reading Or will not life itself go out, and let the sufferer have rest?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading This long and terrible night: will it never end?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Or will not life itself go out, and let the sufferer have rest?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This long and terrible night: will it never end?
throbbingnounUS /ˈθrɑːbɪŋ/
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
tickingnounUS /ˈtɪkɪŋ/
a metallic tapping sound
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading The slow and sleepless hours toil through the darkness; and there is a ticking of a clock in the hushed room; and this agony of pain still throbbing and throbbing in the breaking heart.
visionsnounUS /ˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
wanadjectiveUS /wɑːn/
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This long and terrible night: will it never end?
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading And then, as the pale dawn shows gray in the windows, the anguish of despair follows him even into the wan realms of sleep, and there are wild visions rising before the sick brain.
