used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _It was a new time and a vast new war of complete and awful annihilation.
anew
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They stopped, and one of them held out an instrument.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _It was a new time and a vast new war of complete and awful annihilation.
annihilationnounUS /əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən/
destruction by annihilating something
From this reading _It was a new time and a vast new war of complete and awful annihilation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading _It was a new time and a vast new war of complete and awful annihilation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
blurredadjectiveUS /blɜːrd/
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
bulkyadjectiveUS /ˈbʌlki/
of large size for its weight
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
lacking grace in movement or posture
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading _It was a new time and a vast new war of complete and awful annihilation.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
remove the dust from
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
set up or found
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
the act of departing
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading They stopped, and one of them held out an instrument.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
instrumentnounUS /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading They stopped, and one of them held out an instrument.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _It was a new time and a vast new war of complete and awful annihilation.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
the force of workers available
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
monstersnounUS /ˈmɑːnstərz/
plural of “monster” — an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _It was a new time and a vast new war of complete and awful annihilation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _It was a new time and a vast new war of complete and awful annihilation.
on one occasion
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They stopped, and one of them held out an instrument.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They stopped, and one of them held out an instrument.
radionounUS /ˈreɪdioʊ/
medium for communication
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
on the contrary
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
sirensnounUS /ˈsaɪrənz/
plural of “siren” — a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading They stopped, and one of them held out an instrument.
suitsnounUS /suːts/
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They stopped, and one of them held out an instrument.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _It was a new time and a vast new war of complete and awful annihilation.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
UlyssesnounUS /juːˈlɪsiz/
(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
unconquerableadjective
not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading _It was a new time and a vast new war of complete and awful annihilation.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading _It was a new time and a vast new war of complete and awful annihilation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _It was a new time and a vast new war of complete and awful annihilation.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They walked carefully, side by side, speaking to each other by radio as though they were in deep space rather than upon solid ground.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading The winding way they followed through the ruins was marked by blurred footsteps in the dust and the two men, clumsy in their bulky suits, found the going difficult.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
woveverbUS /woʊv/
inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, some things never change, and, as in ancient times, Ulysses walked again--brave and unconquerable--and again, the sirens wove their deadly spell with a smile and a song._ They came like monsters, rather than men, into the vast ruin of what had once been a great city.
