used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
at or in the front
From this reading We looked ahead and astern.
(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 All trace of land had vanished behind us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
asternadverb
stern foremost or backward
From this reading We looked ahead and astern.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
Awdyoo
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From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The current was much slower; some undercurrent in the opposite direction must have been dragging it back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The current was much slower; some undercurrent in the opposite direction must have been dragging it back.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading All trace of land had vanished behind us.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading The current was much slower; some undercurrent in the opposite direction must have been dragging it back.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The current was much slower; some undercurrent in the opposite direction must have been dragging it back.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading The current was much slower; some undercurrent in the opposite direction must have been dragging it back.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
gauntletnounUS /ˈɡɔːntlət/
to offer or accept a challenge
From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The current was much slower; some undercurrent in the opposite direction must have been dragging it back.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The current was much slower; some undercurrent in the opposite direction must have been dragging it back.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
KLORIOLE
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From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading All trace of land had vanished behind us.
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 KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We looked ahead and astern.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The current was much slower; some undercurrent in the opposite direction must have been dragging it back.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The current was much slower; some undercurrent in the opposite direction must have been dragging it back.
odournounUS /ˈoʊdər/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
offensiveadjectiveUS /əˈfensɪv/
violating or tending to violate or offend against
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading The current was much slower; some undercurrent in the opposite direction must have been dragging it back.
pungentadjectiveUS /ˈpʌndʒənt/
strong and sharp
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
sloweradverbUS /ˈsloʊər/
more slowly
From this reading The current was much slower; some undercurrent in the opposite direction must have been dragging it back.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The current was much slower; some undercurrent in the opposite direction must have been dragging it back.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
stenches
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From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
stifledadjectiveUS /ˈstaɪfəld/
held in check with difficulty
From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/
in a softened tone
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
a just detectable amount
From this reading All trace of land had vanished behind us.
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
undercurrentnounUS /ˈʌndərkɜːrənt/
a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
From this reading The current was much slower; some undercurrent in the opposite direction must have been dragging it back.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
having passed out of existence
From this reading All trace of land had vanished behind us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading KLORIOLE THE gauntlet of stenches that we had run stifled us into deep and long sleep.
at the time that
From this reading The sun was far up the sky when we awakened, and its heat seemed somehow to have subdued the traces of Awdyoo to a faint, though pungent and offensive, odour.
