used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lord Coombe went the next morning to the slice of a house and found the servants rather hysterical.
adventurousadjectiveUS /ædˈventʃərəs/
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
for the reason that
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Certain paled faces belonged to those who had seen things and would never forget them.
blightedadjectiveUS /ˈblaɪtɪd/
affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Certain paled faces belonged to those who had seen things and would never forget them.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading Others strove to look defiant and cheerful and did not find it easy.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
combinedadjectiveUS /kəmˈbaɪnd/
made or joined or united into one
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
Coombe
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From this reading Lord Coombe went the next morning to the slice of a house and found the servants rather hysterical.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
defiantadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪənt/
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading Others strove to look defiant and cheerful and did not find it easy.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Others strove to look defiant and cheerful and did not find it easy.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Others strove to look defiant and cheerful and did not find it easy.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Certain paled faces belonged to those who had seen things and would never forget them.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Others strove to look defiant and cheerful and did not find it easy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Certain paled faces belonged to those who had seen things and would never forget them.
set up or found
From this reading Lord Coombe went the next morning to the slice of a house and found the servants rather hysterical.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
gruesomeadjectiveUS /ˈɡruːsəm/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Certain paled faces belonged to those who had seen things and would never forget them.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
hellishadjectiveUS /ˈhelɪʃ/
(informal) very unpleasant
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
intense and profound fear
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Lord Coombe went the next morning to the slice of a house and found the servants rather hysterical.
hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/
in a softened tone
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
hystericaladjectiveUS /hɪˈsterɪkəl/
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
From this reading Lord Coombe went the next morning to the slice of a house and found the servants rather hysterical.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
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 It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
lividadjectiveUS /ˈlɪvɪd/
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
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 It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Others strove to look defiant and cheerful and did not find it easy.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Coombe went the next morning to the slice of a house and found the servants rather hysterical.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
the force of workers available
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Lord Coombe went the next morning to the slice of a house and found the servants rather hysterical.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Certain paled faces belonged to those who had seen things and would never forget them.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Lord Coombe went the next morning to the slice of a house and found the servants rather hysterical.
nightmaresnounUS /ˈnaɪtmerz/
plural of “nightmare” — a situation resembling a terrifying dream
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Others strove to look defiant and cheerful and did not find it easy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
Others
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From this reading Others strove to look defiant and cheerful and did not find it easy.
paledverbUS /peɪld/
past form of “pale” — turn pale, as if in fear
From this reading Certain paled faces belonged to those who had seen things and would never forget them.
panicnounUS /ˈpænɪk/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
the local environment
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
policemennounUS /pəˈliːsmɪn/
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
raidsnounUS /reɪdz/
plural of “raid” — a sudden short attack
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
on the contrary
From this reading Lord Coombe went the next morning to the slice of a house and found the servants rather hysterical.
restrainverbUS /riˈstreɪn/
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Certain paled faces belonged to those who had seen things and would never forget them.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Lord Coombe went the next morning to the slice of a house and found the servants rather hysterical.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
shudderingadjectiveUS /ˈʃʌdərɪŋ/
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
slicenounUS /slaɪs/
a share of something
From this reading Lord Coombe went the next morning to the slice of a house and found the servants rather hysterical.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
stroveverbUS /stroʊv/
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Certain paled faces belonged to those who had seen things and would never forget them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Certain paled faces belonged to those who had seen things and would never forget them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Some tried to get past policemen to certain parts of the city and some, getting past, returned livid and less adventurous in spirit because they had heard things it was gruesome to hear.
wakenverbUS /ˈweɪkən/
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lord Coombe went the next morning to the slice of a house and found the servants rather hysterical.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
which person or people
From this reading Certain paled faces belonged to those who had seen things and would never forget them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It was one of the raids which left hellish things behind it--things hushed with desperate combined effort to restrain panic, but which blighted the air people strove to breathe and kept men and women shuddering for long after and made people waken with sharp cries from nightmares of horror.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Certain paled faces belonged to those who had seen things and would never forget them.
