used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As I reached the gate a loud sound of trampling feet and many voices drove me back.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I reached the gate a loud sound of trampling feet and many voices drove me back.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I reached the gate a loud sound of trampling feet and many voices drove me back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As I reached the gate a loud sound of trampling feet and many voices drove me back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
beingsnounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
ConvertverbUS /ˈkɑːnvərt/
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading _Eleazar the Convert_ [Sidenote: The War of Extermination] I was not to escape!
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
crueltynounUS /ˈkruːlti/
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading The war had gone on from cruelty to cruelty.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
recognizable; marked
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading As I reached the gate a loud sound of trampling feet and many voices drove me back.
remove the dust from
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
Eleazar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Eleazar the Convert_ [Sidenote: The War of Extermination] I was not to escape!
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
enviedverbUS /ˈenvid/
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading _Eleazar the Convert_ [Sidenote: The War of Extermination] I was not to escape!
ExterminationnounUS /ɪkˌstɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
complete annihilation
From this reading _Eleazar the Convert_ [Sidenote: The War of Extermination] I was not to escape!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
faminenounUS /ˈfæmən/
an acute insufficiency
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading As I reached the gate a loud sound of trampling feet and many voices drove me back.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The war had gone on from cruelty to cruelty.
gashesnounUS /ˈɡæʃəz/
plural of “gash” — a wound made by cutting
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading As I reached the gate a loud sound of trampling feet and many voices drove me back.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The war had gone on from cruelty to cruelty.
goreverbUS /ɡɔːr/
wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The war had gone on from cruelty to cruelty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
intense and profound fear
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Eleazar the Convert_ [Sidenote: The War of Extermination] I was not to escape!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading As I reached the gate a loud sound of trampling feet and many voices drove me back.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading As I reached the gate a loud sound of trampling feet and many voices drove me back.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I reached the gate a loud sound of trampling feet and many voices drove me back.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
a particular point in time
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
multitudenounUS /ˈmʌltətuːd/
a large indefinite number
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Eleazar the Convert_ [Sidenote: The War of Extermination] I was not to escape!
obliteratedadjectiveUS /əˈblɪtəreɪtɪd/
reduced to nothingness
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Eleazar the Convert_ [Sidenote: The War of Extermination] I was not to escape!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
prefersverbUS /prəˈfɜːrz/
third-person singular of “prefer” — like better; value more highly
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As I reached the gate a loud sound of trampling feet and many voices drove me back.
shapesnounUS /ʃeɪps/
plural of “shape” — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
Sidenote
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Eleazar the Convert_ [Sidenote: The War of Extermination] I was not to escape!
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading As I reached the gate a loud sound of trampling feet and many voices drove me back.
a state of acute pain
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
texturenounUS /ˈtekstʃər/
the feel of a surface or a fabric
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Eleazar the Convert_ [Sidenote: The War of Extermination] I was not to escape!
thrones
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Eleazar the Convert_ [Sidenote: The War of Extermination] I was not to escape!
tramplingnounUS /ˈtræmplɪŋ/
the sound of heavy treading or stomping
From this reading As I reached the gate a loud sound of trampling feet and many voices drove me back.
undoneadjectiveUS /ənˈdʌn/
not done
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading As I reached the gate a loud sound of trampling feet and many voices drove me back.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading _Eleazar the Convert_ [Sidenote: The War of Extermination] I was not to escape!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Eleazar the Convert_ [Sidenote: The War of Extermination] I was not to escape!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
which person or people
From this reading By that curious texture of the feelings which prefers suffering to suspense I was almost glad to have the question decided for me by fortune, and flung myself on the ground among a heap of the undone, who lay enjoying a slumber that might be envied by thrones.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading The gate was thrown open and in another moment in burst a living mass of horror, a multitude of beings in whom the human face and form were almost obliterated; shapes gaunt with famine, black with dust, withered with deadly fatigue, and covered with gashes and gore.
