used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
(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 So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
appliedadjectiveUS /əˈplaɪd/
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Terror of the Country.—Roderick rouses himself to Arms.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading The scattered fugitives of the Christian army spread terror throughout the land.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
calamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
chainsnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading The scattered fugitives of the Christian army spread terror throughout the land.
consternationnounUS /ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃən/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Terror of the Country.—Roderick rouses himself to Arms.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading When they related the tale of their defeat, old men shook their heads and groaned, and the women uttered cries and lamentations.
defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading When they related the tale of their defeat, old men shook their heads and groaned, and the women uttered cries and lamentations.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
fountainsnounUS /ˈfaʊntənz/
plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
fugitivesnounUS /ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪvz/
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading The scattered fugitives of the Christian army spread terror throughout the land.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
brought together in one place
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
groanedverbUS /ɡroʊnd/
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading When they related the tale of their defeat, old men shook their heads and groaned, and the women uttered cries and lamentations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When they related the tale of their defeat, old men shook their heads and groaned, and the women uttered cries and lamentations.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Terror of the Country.—Roderick rouses himself to Arms.
horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
lamentationsnoun
an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah
From this reading When they related the tale of their defeat, old men shook their heads and groaned, and the women uttered cries and lamentations.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The scattered fugitives of the Christian army spread terror throughout the land.
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 So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
the force of workers available
From this reading When they related the tale of their defeat, old men shook their heads and groaned, and the women uttered cries and lamentations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Terror of the Country.—Roderick rouses himself to Arms.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When they related the tale of their defeat, old men shook their heads and groaned, and the women uttered cries and lamentations.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading When they related the tale of their defeat, old men shook their heads and groaned, and the women uttered cries and lamentations.
Roderick
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From this reading Terror of the Country.—Roderick rouses himself to Arms.
rouses
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From this reading Terror of the Country.—Roderick rouses himself to Arms.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading The scattered fugitives of the Christian army spread terror throughout the land.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading When they related the tale of their defeat, old men shook their heads and groaned, and the women uttered cries and lamentations.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
slaverynounUS /ˈsleɪvəri/
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The scattered fugitives of the Christian army spread terror throughout the land.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading When they related the tale of their defeat, old men shook their heads and groaned, and the women uttered cries and lamentations.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Terror of the Country.—Roderick rouses himself to Arms.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Terror of the Country.—Roderick rouses himself to Arms.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The scattered fugitives of the Christian army spread terror throughout the land.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Terror of the Country.—Roderick rouses himself to Arms.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
create by training and teaching
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
unlooked-foradjective
not anticipated
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
communicated in words
From this reading When they related the tale of their defeat, old men shook their heads and groaned, and the women uttered cries and lamentations.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
warfarenounUS /ˈwɔːrfer/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
at the time that
From this reading When they related the tale of their defeat, old men shook their heads and groaned, and the women uttered cries and lamentations.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So strange and unlooked-for a calamity filled them with consternation and despair; for it was long since the alarm of war had sounded in their land, and this was a warfare that carried chains and slavery, and all kinds of horrors in its train.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading When they related the tale of their defeat, old men shook their heads and groaned, and the women uttered cries and lamentations.
people who are wounded
From this reading The inhabitants of the towns and villages gathered around them as they applied at their gates for food, or laid themselves down, faint and wounded, beside the public fountains.
