used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
in addition
From this reading The eleven glaciers were also separated by the waters, and had become eleven islands.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The eleven glaciers were also separated by the waters, and had become eleven islands.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
conterminousadjective
connecting without a break; within a common boundary
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
continentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the fourth day everything was silent.
dispersedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɜːrst/
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
dwellersnounUS /ˈdwelərz/
plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
echoverbUS /ˈekoʊ/
to say again or imitate
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
being one more than ten
From this reading The eleven glaciers were also separated by the waters, and had become eleven islands.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading On the fourth day everything was silent.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The whole mass had sank insensibly some thousands of feet.
firmamentnoun
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading On the fourth day everything was silent.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
glaciersnounUS /ˈɡleɪʃərz/
plural of “glacier” — a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
habitations
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From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
insensiblyadverb
in a numb manner; without feeling
From this reading The whole mass had sank insensibly some thousands of feet.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The eleven glaciers were also separated by the waters, and had become eleven islands.
lo
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From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The whole mass had sank insensibly some thousands of feet.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
obscuredverbUS /əbsˈkjʊrd/
past form of “obscure” — make less visible or unclear
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the fourth day everything was silent.
and nothing more
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
praisedverbUS /preɪzd/
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
prayedverbUS /preɪd/
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The whole mass had sank insensibly some thousands of feet.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading The eleven glaciers were also separated by the waters, and had become eleven islands.
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
marked by absence of sound
From this reading On the fourth day everything was silent.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The whole mass had sank insensibly some thousands of feet.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CONCLUSION The people dwelling in the mountains prayed and praised God in the midst of their peaceful habitations; only a faint echo of the terrible battle below reached their ears.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The whole mass had sank insensibly some thousands of feet.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
having passed out of existence
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the fourth day everything was silent.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading The eleven glaciers were also separated by the waters, and had become eleven islands.
wateryadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtəri/
filled with water
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The eleven glaciers were also separated by the waters, and had become eleven islands.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole mass had sank insensibly some thousands of feet.
belonging to which person
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The clouds that had obscured the sky dispersed, and as the dwellers among the glaciers looked down from their mountains, lo! a great ocean extended before and around them--a serene and silent watery mirror, whose wide horizon was conterminous with the vast firmament--mountain, valley, continent, what had become of them? whither had they vanished?
