touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Successful, and his fame was secure, while failure meant death; and all the chances were against him.
(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 Successful, and his fame was secure, while failure meant death; and all the chances were against him.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Successful, and his fame was secure, while failure meant death; and all the chances were against him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Successful, and his fame was secure, while failure meant death; and all the chances were against him.
intentionally conceived
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Successful, and his fame was secure, while failure meant death; and all the chances were against him.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
dicenounUS /daɪs/
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
divisible by two
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
an act that fails
From this reading Successful, and his fame was secure, while failure meant death; and all the chances were against him.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Successful, and his fame was secure, while failure meant death; and all the chances were against him.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
depressingly dark
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
gulfsnounUS /ɡʌlfs/
plural of “gulf” — an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Successful, and his fame was secure, while failure meant death; and all the chances were against him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
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From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
LIVINGSTONEnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstoʊn/
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
From this reading STANLEY MEETS LIVINGSTONE.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Successful, and his fame was secure, while failure meant death; and all the chances were against him.
MEETSnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading STANLEY MEETS LIVINGSTONE.
a particular point in time
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
not any; not one
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
get by special effort
From this reading Successful, and his fame was secure, while failure meant death; and all the chances were against him.
STANLEYnounUS /ˈstænli/
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading STANLEY MEETS LIVINGSTONE.
Stanley'snounUS /ˈstænliz/
possessive form of “stanley” — United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading Successful, and his fame was secure, while failure meant death; and all the chances were against him.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Stanley's excitement at this supreme moment of his life can never be described or even imagined.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Successful, and his fame was secure, while failure meant death; and all the chances were against him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How much he had taken upon himself no one but he knew; into what gloomy gulfs he had looked before he started, he alone was conscious.
at the time that
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Successful, and his fame was secure, while failure meant death; and all the chances were against him.
ZanzibarnounUS /ˈzænzəbɑːr/
an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania
From this reading When he started from Zanzibar, he knew he had thrown the dice which were to fix his fate.
