used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He reached the forest, and it, too, vanished into thin air, while before him the pale flame steadily pursued its way.
(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 Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
awaitverbUS /əˈweɪt/
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And beyond him, hastening toward a gloomy forest the flame of his Princess still seemed to lead on.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
the act of burning something
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
CoalsnounUS /koʊlz/
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
dissolvedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɑːlvd/
(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
opinion or judgment
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
forbiddingadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪdɪŋ/
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading And beyond him, hastening toward a gloomy forest the flame of his Princess still seemed to lead on.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
depressingly dark
From this reading And beyond him, hastening toward a gloomy forest the flame of his Princess still seemed to lead on.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
hasteningverbUS /ˈheɪsənɪŋ/
-ing form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading And beyond him, hastening toward a gloomy forest the flame of his Princess still seemed to lead on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He reached the forest, and it, too, vanished into thin air, while before him the pale flame steadily pursued its way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He reached the forest, and it, too, vanished into thin air, while before him the pale flame steadily pursued its way.
journeyedverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrnid/
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
immediately past
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading And beyond him, hastening toward a gloomy forest the flame of his Princess still seemed to lead on.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
loomingverbUS /ˈluːmɪŋ/
-ing form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And beyond him, hastening toward a gloomy forest the flame of his Princess still seemed to lead on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He reached the forest, and it, too, vanished into thin air, while before him the pale flame steadily pursued its way.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading And beyond him, hastening toward a gloomy forest the flame of his Princess still seemed to lead on.
a person who is being chased
From this reading He reached the forest, and it, too, vanished into thin air, while before him the pale flame steadily pursued its way.
RadiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He reached the forest, and it, too, vanished into thin air, while before him the pale flame steadily pursued its way.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And beyond him, hastening toward a gloomy forest the flame of his Princess still seemed to lead on.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading He reached the forest, and it, too, vanished into thin air, while before him the pale flame steadily pursued its way.
not in physical motion
From this reading And beyond him, hastening toward a gloomy forest the flame of his Princess still seemed to lead on.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
strangestadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪndʒɪst/
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He reached the forest, and it, too, vanished into thin air, while before him the pale flame steadily pursued its way.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At one time he thought himself to be approaching a great palace, not brilliant and glittering like the Palace of Burning Coals, but looming dark and forbidding before his eyes.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He reached the forest, and it, too, vanished into thin air, while before him the pale flame steadily pursued its way.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading And beyond him, hastening toward a gloomy forest the flame of his Princess still seemed to lead on.
having passed out of existence
From this reading He reached the forest, and it, too, vanished into thin air, while before him the pale flame steadily pursued its way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He reached the forest, and it, too, vanished into thin air, while before him the pale flame steadily pursued its way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
at the time that
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Strange though the lands had been across which Prince Radiance had journeyed since he left his father’s kingdom, the one through which the flame now led him was the strangest of all.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He reached the forest, and it, too, vanished into thin air, while before him the pale flame steadily pursued its way.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
but in spite of that
From this reading He wondered what manner of danger might await him there; yet when at last he stood before it, it dissolved from before his sight as though it had never been.
