used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
casementnoun
a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side)
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
fascinatedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtəd/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
provoking horror
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
inexorablyadverbUS /ˌɪˈneksərəbli/
in an inexorable manner
From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
uttered with a trill
From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
ScreamverbUS /skriːm/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We must have been fascinated at the casement for some considerable time.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
tragedynounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A black cloud off there in the distance, spreading out, rolling inexorably toward us.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading And then came the wind, and with it a breath of the black monster--a choking, horrible suggestion of the death rolling already over the city.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We stood there at the casement of the palace, gazing with a growing terror at the visible evidence of the tragedy which threatened.
Woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading _A Woman's Scream_ "The black Cloud of Death!"
