Chapter XXVI

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

From this reading Emeralda stretched out her sceptre, on the top of which glowed a star of destroying rays.

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

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

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

From this reading And right over everything went Emeralda, scorching as she went.

the residue that remains when something is burned

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

ruined by overcooking

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage

From this reading The triumphal chariot rattled on madly.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading Emeralda stretched out her sceptre, on the top of which glowed a star of destroying rays.

(often used in combination) having a specified direction

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

remove the dust from

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

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From this reading Emeralda stretched out her sceptre, on the top of which glowed a star of destroying rays.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames

From this reading Emeralda stretched out her sceptre, on the top of which glowed a star of destroying rays.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Emeralda stretched out her sceptre, on the top of which glowed a star of destroying rays.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

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

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

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

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

in an uncontrolled manner

From this reading The triumphal chariot rattled on madly.

a green or blue mineral used as an ore of copper and for making ornamental objects

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

plural of “monument” — a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

a large indefinite number

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Emeralda stretched out her sceptre, on the top of which glowed a star of destroying rays.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The triumphal chariot rattled on madly.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Emeralda stretched out her sceptre, on the top of which glowed a star of destroying rays.

above and across; more than

From this reading And right over everything went Emeralda, scorching as she went.

plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)

From this reading The triumphal chariot rattled on madly.

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading Emeralda stretched out her sceptre, on the top of which glowed a star of destroying rays.

precisely, exactly

From this reading And right over everything went Emeralda, scorching as she went.

the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter

From this reading Emeralda stretched out her sceptre, on the top of which glowed a star of destroying rays.

Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface

From this reading And right over everything went Emeralda, scorching as she went.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Emeralda stretched out her sceptre, on the top of which glowed a star of destroying rays.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading Emeralda stretched out her sceptre, on the top of which glowed a star of destroying rays.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

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

From this reading The triumphal chariot rattled on madly.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

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

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

the upper part of anything

From this reading Emeralda stretched out her sceptre, on the top of which glowed a star of destroying rays.

relating to or celebrating a triumph

From this reading The triumphal chariot rattled on madly.

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

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And right over everything went Emeralda, scorching as she went.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The thick white ashes flew up like dust; the jubilant multitude were scorched; the palaces of jaspar and malachite shrivelled up like burnt paper; the breath of the horses blew away, like ash, the white burnt gardens.

at the time that

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Emeralda stretched out her sceptre, on the top of which glowed a star of destroying rays.

a Caucasian

From this reading When she stretched out the sceptre and directed the rays, she scorched monuments, palaces, and parks to a white ash, and, for her cruel jubilant procession, she cut down everything that came in her way.