used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were sitting together last night in the turret of his house, watching the emersion of a satellite of Jupiter.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A sudden tempest clouded the sky, and disappointed our observation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
ASTRONOMERnounUS /əˈstrɑːnəmər/
a physicist who studies astronomy
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
blessingnounUS /ˈblesɪŋ/
the formal act of approving
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
cloudedadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdɪd/
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading A sudden tempest clouded the sky, and disappointed our observation.
carefully weighed
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading A sudden tempest clouded the sky, and disappointed our observation.
DISCOVERSverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərz/
third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
emersionnoun
(astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
From this reading We were sitting together last night in the turret of his house, watching the emersion of a satellite of Jupiter.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
highest in quality
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We were sitting together last night in the turret of his house, watching the emersion of a satellite of Jupiter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
Imlac
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From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were sitting together last night in the turret of his house, watching the emersion of a satellite of Jupiter.
IntegritynounUS /ˌɪnˈteɡrəti/
an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
From this reading Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
JupiternounUS /ˈdʒuːpətər/
the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
From this reading We were sitting together last night in the turret of his house, watching the emersion of a satellite of Jupiter.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
immediately past
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
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 We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We were sitting together last night in the turret of his house, watching the emersion of a satellite of Jupiter.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading A sudden tempest clouded the sky, and disappointed our observation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A sudden tempest clouded the sky, and disappointed our observation.
reservenounUS /rɪˈzɜːrv/
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
satellitenounUS /ˈsætəlaɪt/
man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
From this reading We were sitting together last night in the turret of his house, watching the emersion of a satellite of Jupiter.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading We were sitting together last night in the turret of his house, watching the emersion of a satellite of Jupiter.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading A sudden tempest clouded the sky, and disappointed our observation.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading A sudden tempest clouded the sky, and disappointed our observation.
tempestnounUS /ˈtempəst/
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading A sudden tempest clouded the sky, and disappointed our observation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We were sitting together last night in the turret of his house, watching the emersion of a satellite of Jupiter.
turretnounUS /ˈtɜːrət/
a small tower extending above a building
From this reading We were sitting together last night in the turret of his house, watching the emersion of a satellite of Jupiter.
UNEASINESSnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading We were sitting together last night in the turret of his house, watching the emersion of a satellite of Jupiter.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were sitting together last night in the turret of his house, watching the emersion of a satellite of Jupiter.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were sitting together last night in the turret of his house, watching the emersion of a satellite of Jupiter.
at the time that
From this reading THE ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS THE CAUSE OF HIS UNEASINESS “At last the time came when the secret burst his reserve.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
the words that are spoken
From this reading We sat awhile silent in the dark, and then he addressed himself to me in these words: ‘Imlac, I have long considered thy friendship as the greatest blessing of my life.
