used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
basenessnoun
unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
boltsnounUS /boʊlts/
plural of “bolt” — a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
cannot
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From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
carse
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From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
controversynounUS /ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsi/
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
evasionnounUS /ɪˈveɪʒən/
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
give expression to
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
with resolute determination
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
garbnounUS /ɡɑːrb/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
brought together in one place
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
Gilhaize
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From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
Gottera
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From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
intense and profound fear
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
howledverbUS /haʊld/
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
incapableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
instanter
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From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
knotnounUS /nɑːt/
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
set down according to a plan
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
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 The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
lightenedverbUS /ˈlaɪtənd/
past form of “lighten” — make more cheerful
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
lightningsnounUS /ˈlaɪtnɪŋz/
plural of “lightning” — abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
Lochrig
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From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
minister'snounUS /ˈmɪnɪstərz/
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
mobnounUS /mɑːb/
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
not any; not one
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
Ringan
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From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
sailor'snounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
possessive form of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
except for; apart from
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
sprungverbUS /sprʌŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
in or at that place or location
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
thirsted
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From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
propel through the air
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
up to a particular time
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
tolboothnoun
a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
town-end
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From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
tyrannynounUS /ˈtɪrəni/
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
weedsnounUS /wiːdz/
a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
at the time that
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
wherewith
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From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
whirlwindnounUS /ˈwɜːrlwɪnd/
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading From the time of my evasion from the tolbooth, and during the controversy between James Gottera and the mob in the street, there was a whirlwind in my mind that made me incapable of reason.
which person or people
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I threw myself on the ground,--I grasped the earth,--I gathered myself as it were into a knot, and howled with horror at my own selfish baseness.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The thought of having left Sarah Lochrig within bolts and bars, a ready victim to the tyranny which so thirsted for blood, lightened within me as the lightnings of heaven in a storm.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
yearningnounUS /ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading But when we had passed through the town-end port, and the cart had stopped at the minister's carse till I could throw off my female weeds and put on a sailor's garb, provided for the occasion, tongue nor pen cannot express the passion wherewith my yearning soul was then affected.
but in spite of that
From this reading I sprung up and cried, "I will save her yet!" and I would have run instanter to the town; but the honest man who was with me laid his grip firmly upon my arm, and said in a solemn manner,-- "This is no Christian conduct, Ringan Gilhaize; the Lord has not forgotten to be gracious."
