used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Her mind ran hither and thither, panic and anger plunging into storm waves of sobs.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around and around spun her terror in its trap.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Each pore of her body might have been a mouth screaming.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Each pore of her body might have been a mouth screaming.
builded
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From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
colossaladjectiveUS /kəˈlɑːsəl/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
crushverbUS /krʌʃ/
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
cul-de-sac
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From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each pore of her body might have been a mouth screaming.
egressnounUS /ɪˈɡres/
(astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
From this reading There was no egress for Lilly's state of panic.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no egress for Lilly's state of panic.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Each pore of her body might have been a mouth screaming.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Her mind ran hither and thither, panic and anger plunging into storm waves of sobs.
hurledverbUS /hɜːrld/
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Around and around spun her terror in its trap.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Around and around spun her terror in its trap.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
Lilly's
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From this reading There was no egress for Lilly's state of panic.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Each pore of her body might have been a mouth screaming.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Her mind ran hither and thither, panic and anger plunging into storm waves of sobs.
modestynounUS /ˈmɑːdəsti/
freedom from vanity or conceit
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Each pore of her body might have been a mouth screaming.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no egress for Lilly's state of panic.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no egress for Lilly's state of panic.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
and nothing more
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
panicnounUS /ˈpænɪk/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading There was no egress for Lilly's state of panic.
plungingverbUS /ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Her mind ran hither and thither, panic and anger plunging into storm waves of sobs.
porenounUS /pɔːr/
any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
From this reading Each pore of her body might have been a mouth screaming.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Her mind ran hither and thither, panic and anger plunging into storm waves of sobs.
revoltingadjectiveUS /riˈvoʊltɪŋ/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
screamingadjectiveUS /ˈskriːmɪŋ/
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading Each pore of her body might have been a mouth screaming.
sobsnounUS /sɑːbz/
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading Her mind ran hither and thither, panic and anger plunging into storm waves of sobs.
spunverbUS /spʌn/
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading Around and around spun her terror in its trap.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading There was no egress for Lilly's state of panic.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Her mind ran hither and thither, panic and anger plunging into storm waves of sobs.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Around and around spun her terror in its trap.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no egress for Lilly's state of panic.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Her mind ran hither and thither, panic and anger plunging into storm waves of sobs.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
tottered
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From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Around and around spun her terror in its trap.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no egress for Lilly's state of panic.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Her mind ran hither and thither, panic and anger plunging into storm waves of sobs.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It hurled itself into this and that _cul-de-sac_, only to dash into a black, a colossal wall of ignorance builded on the sands of false and revolting modesty, and which, as it tottered, threatened to crush her.
