Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Thus perished Flint and Waldron, scourges of the earth.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

reveal unintentionally

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

metal shackles; for hands or legs

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Thus perished Flint and Waldron, scourges of the earth.

free from traditional social restraints

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

at any time

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

past form of “evolve” — work out

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony

From this reading Thus perished Flint and Waldron, scourges of the earth.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

for a limitless time

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

provoking horror

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

highest in quality

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

past form of “illumine” — make lighter or brighter

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

held up in the air

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

past form of “mass” — join together into a mass or collect or form a mass

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Thus perished Flint and Waldron, scourges of the earth.

past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Thus perished Flint and Waldron, scourges of the earth.

(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

any competition

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

used in or connected with a sacrifice

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

plural of “scourge” — a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

From this reading Thus perished Flint and Waldron, scourges of the earth.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

people who have been slain (as in battle)

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Thus perished Flint and Waldron, scourges of the earth.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

a large gathering of people

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus perished Flint and Waldron, scourges of the earth.

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From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

of worldwide scope or applicability

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

having passed out of existence

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

precisely as stated

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image

From this reading VISIONS.

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From this reading Thus perished Flint and Waldron, scourges of the earth.

plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.

belonging to which person

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation

From this reading And as they died, massed around their perished Air Trust plant, a throng of silent, earnest watchers stood, with faces illumined by the symbolic, sacrificial flames--a throng of emancipated workers, of toilers from whose bowed shoulders now forever had been lifted the frightful menace of a universal bondage.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Thus vanished, forever, the most sinister and cruel minds ever evolved upon this planet; the greatest menace the human race had ever known; the evil Masters of the World.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Thus they died, slain by the very force which they had planned would betray mankind and deliver it into their chains.