Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

anew

From this reading "Good-by, golden sun, I shall never see you set, nor witness you rise again upon another day.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As the sun rose, Halloran watched it with dazed, bloodshot eyes, exclaiming:

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

expected hopefully

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

have

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

make a strident sound

From this reading I--" the sentence was never finished, for over the snowy waste rang a voice like a bugle blast:

(of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed

From this reading As the sun rose, Halloran watched it with dazed, bloodshot eyes, exclaiming:

lacking funds

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares

From this reading I--" the sentence was never finished, for over the snowy waste rang a voice like a bugle blast:

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

-ing form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading "SOME TERRIBLE PRESENTIMENT IS WARNING ME THAT MY DARLING IS IN DANGER."

a special loved one

From this reading "SOME TERRIBLE PRESENTIMENT IS WARNING ME THAT MY DARLING IS IN DANGER."

the first light of day

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock

From this reading As the sun rose, Halloran watched it with dazed, bloodshot eyes, exclaiming:

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

decree or designate beforehand

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

an abrupt excited utterance

From this reading As the sun rose, Halloran watched it with dazed, bloodshot eyes, exclaiming:

opinion or judgment

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading I--" the sentence was never finished, for over the snowy waste rang a voice like a bugle blast:

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

the act of giving

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading "Good-by, golden sun, I shall never see you set, nor witness you rise again upon another day.

a farewell remark

From this reading "Good-by, golden sun, I shall never see you set, nor witness you rise again upon another day.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

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From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

provoking horror

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Good-by, golden sun, I shall never see you set, nor witness you rise again upon another day.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "SOME TERRIBLE PRESENTIMENT IS WARNING ME THAT MY DARLING IS IN DANGER."

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "SOME TERRIBLE PRESENTIMENT IS WARNING ME THAT MY DARLING IS IN DANGER."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As the sun rose, Halloran watched it with dazed, bloodshot eyes, exclaiming:

immediately past

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I--" the sentence was never finished, for over the snowy waste rang a voice like a bugle blast:

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 There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "SOME TERRIBLE PRESENTIMENT IS WARNING ME THAT MY DARLING IS IN DANGER."

a particular point in time

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "SOME TERRIBLE PRESENTIMENT IS WARNING ME THAT MY DARLING IS IN DANGER."

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

above and across; more than

From this reading I--" the sentence was never finished, for over the snowy waste rang a voice like a bugle blast:

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

a feeling of evil to come

From this reading "SOME TERRIBLE PRESENTIMENT IS WARNING ME THAT MY DARLING IS IN DANGER."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading I--" the sentence was never finished, for over the snowy waste rang a voice like a bugle blast:

move upward

From this reading "Good-by, golden sun, I shall never see you set, nor witness you rise again upon another day.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading As the sun rose, Halloran watched it with dazed, bloodshot eyes, exclaiming:

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Good-by, golden sun, I shall never see you set, nor witness you rise again upon another day.

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading I--" the sentence was never finished, for over the snowy waste rang a voice like a bugle blast:

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "Good-by, golden sun, I shall never see you set, nor witness you rise again upon another day.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Good-by, golden sun, I shall never see you set, nor witness you rise again upon another day.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

marked by the presence of snow

From this reading I--" the sentence was never finished, for over the snowy waste rang a voice like a bugle blast:

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "SOME TERRIBLE PRESENTIMENT IS WARNING ME THAT MY DARLING IS IN DANGER."

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading As the sun rose, Halloran watched it with dazed, bloodshot eyes, exclaiming:

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading "SOME TERRIBLE PRESENTIMENT IS WARNING ME THAT MY DARLING IS IN DANGER."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "SOME TERRIBLE PRESENTIMENT IS WARNING ME THAT MY DARLING IS IN DANGER."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "Good-by, golden sun, I shall never see you set, nor witness you rise again upon another day.

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading I--" the sentence was never finished, for over the snowy waste rang a voice like a bugle blast:

a message informing of danger

From this reading "SOME TERRIBLE PRESENTIMENT IS WARNING ME THAT MY DARLING IS IN DANGER."

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading I--" the sentence was never finished, for over the snowy waste rang a voice like a bugle blast:

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading As the sun rose, Halloran watched it with dazed, bloodshot eyes, exclaiming:

at the time that

From this reading There never was a night so long that another day did not dawn--at last--and when the morrow's light broke, Halloran was slowly but surely collapsing--giving himself up to the horrible doom that awaited him--for the bear had not quitted his position under the tree, nor had he taken his eyes off his intended victim for a single moment.

in the company of; together with

From this reading As the sun rose, Halloran watched it with dazed, bloodshot eyes, exclaiming:

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading "Good-by, golden sun, I shall never see you set, nor witness you rise again upon another day.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Good-by, golden sun, I shall never see you set, nor witness you rise again upon another day.